Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report
Introduction Brain and spinal cord metastases from testicular cancer occur rarely, and metastases with seminoma are extremely rare. Case presentation A 42‐year‐old man who was diagnosed with seminoma and multiple metastases underwent first‐line and salvage chemotherapy. Brain metastases were noted;...
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| author | Tetsuya Yumioka Shuichi Morizane Karen Makishima Tadashi Adachi Emika Moriyasu Hideto Iwamoto Katsuya Hikita Masashi Honda Yoshihisa Umekita Atsushi Takenaka |
| author_facet | Tetsuya Yumioka Shuichi Morizane Karen Makishima Tadashi Adachi Emika Moriyasu Hideto Iwamoto Katsuya Hikita Masashi Honda Yoshihisa Umekita Atsushi Takenaka |
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| description | Introduction Brain and spinal cord metastases from testicular cancer occur rarely, and metastases with seminoma are extremely rare. Case presentation A 42‐year‐old man who was diagnosed with seminoma and multiple metastases underwent first‐line and salvage chemotherapy. Brain metastases were noted; consequently, surgery, third‐line chemotherapy, and whole‐brain irradiation were performed. Subsequently, paralysis developed, and spinal cord metastases were detected. He received fourth‐line chemotherapy but died. Pathological autopsy revealed metastases only in the spinal cord. The cause of death was considered respiratory failure due to cervical spinal cord involvement from spinal metastases. Conclusion Brain and spinal cord metastases from seminoma are rare. Thus, similar future cases should be treated appropriately. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-965afc14cee049289f4536668cf2648b2022-12-22T04:35:09ZengWileyIJU Case Reports2577-171X2022-11-015646446810.1002/iju5.12515Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case reportTetsuya Yumioka0Shuichi Morizane1Karen Makishima2Tadashi Adachi3Emika Moriyasu4Hideto Iwamoto5Katsuya Hikita6Masashi Honda7Yoshihisa Umekita8Atsushi Takenaka9Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Neuropathology, Department of Brain and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori JapanIntroduction Brain and spinal cord metastases from testicular cancer occur rarely, and metastases with seminoma are extremely rare. Case presentation A 42‐year‐old man who was diagnosed with seminoma and multiple metastases underwent first‐line and salvage chemotherapy. Brain metastases were noted; consequently, surgery, third‐line chemotherapy, and whole‐brain irradiation were performed. Subsequently, paralysis developed, and spinal cord metastases were detected. He received fourth‐line chemotherapy but died. Pathological autopsy revealed metastases only in the spinal cord. The cause of death was considered respiratory failure due to cervical spinal cord involvement from spinal metastases. Conclusion Brain and spinal cord metastases from seminoma are rare. Thus, similar future cases should be treated appropriately.https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12515brain metastaseschemotherapypathological autopsyseminomaspinal cord metastases |
| spellingShingle | Tetsuya Yumioka Shuichi Morizane Karen Makishima Tadashi Adachi Emika Moriyasu Hideto Iwamoto Katsuya Hikita Masashi Honda Yoshihisa Umekita Atsushi Takenaka Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report IJU Case Reports brain metastases chemotherapy pathological autopsy seminoma spinal cord metastases |
| title | Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report |
| title_full | Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report |
| title_short | Brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma: A case report |
| title_sort | brain and spinal cord metastases with seminoma a case report |
| topic | brain metastases chemotherapy pathological autopsy seminoma spinal cord metastases |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12515 |
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