Medical and surgical management of pulmonary metastases from germ cell tumors Journal Article
| Authors: | Xiao, H.; Liu, D.; Bajorin, D. F.; Burt, M.; Bosl, G. W. |
| Article Title: | Medical and surgical management of pulmonary metastases from germ cell tumors |
| Abstract: | Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the primary treatment for patients with pulmonary metastases from germ cell tumors. Surgical intervention has an adjuvant role in the management of patients with residual radiographic findings or patients with progression of disease despite optimal chemotherapy. The experiences with pulmonary metastasectomy for disseminated germ cell tumors at a tertiarty cancer center are presented. |
| Keywords: | cancer survival; survival rate; clinical trial; mortality; review; cisplatin; disease classification; antineoplastic agents; combined modality therapy; cancer staging; carboplatin; computer assisted tomography; etoposide; antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; lung neoplasms; pneumonectomy; incidence; tumor markers, biological; tumor marker; ifosfamide; vinblastine; lung metastasis; algorithm; neoplasm, residual; disease progression; bleomycin; lactate dehydrogenase; germ cell tumor; mediastinal neoplasms; seminoma; non seminomatous germinoma; chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit; alpha fetoprotein; chorionic gonadotropin; germinoma; humans; prognosis; human; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | Chest Surgery Clinics of North America |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1052-3359 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1998-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 131 |
| End Page: | 143 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 9515178 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 12 December 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
