Four pregnancies and two deliveries after unilateral orchidectomy and chemotherapy for testicular embryonal carcinoma

Kalman Patai; Gabor Sobel; Sandor Csömör; Ferenc Paulin

doi:10.1007/s00192-004-1251-8

Four pregnancies and two deliveries after unilateral orchidectomy and chemotherapy for testicular embryonal carcinoma

Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2005 Jul-Aug;16(4):313-4. doi: 10.1007/s00192-004-1251-8. Epub 2004 Nov 10.

Authors

Kalman Patai¹, Gabor Sobel, Sandor Csömör, Ferenc Paulin

Affiliation

¹ 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. kpatai@hotmail.com

PMID: 16211371
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1251-8

Abstract

This case report describes a 33-year-old patient diagnosed with left-sided testicular embryonic carcinoma with vascular invasion. Unilateral orchiectomy was performed and the patient subsequently underwent chemotherapy. He retained fertility and later fathered healthy children.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Carcinoma, Embryonal / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Embryonal / surgery*
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Fertility
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Orchiectomy*
Pregnancy
Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy
Testicular Neoplasms / surgery*