Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in aggressive germ non-seminoma testicular tumor: a case report and review of literature

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep;114(7):1081-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.02.007. Epub 2012 Mar 7.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Ifosfamide / therapeutic use
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Meningeal Carcinomatosis / etiology
  • Meningeal Carcinomatosis / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / complications
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / surgery
  • Orchiectomy
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / secondary
  • Testicular Neoplasms / complications
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vinblastine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vinblastine
  • Cisplatin
  • Ifosfamide

Supplementary concepts

  • VeIP protocol