Combination Chemotherapy with Cisplatin and Etoposide for Hematogenous Spinal Metastasis of Intracranial Germinoma —Case Report—

Youichi ITOYAMA; Masato KOCHI; Shigeo YAMASHIRO; Kimio YOSHIZATO; Jun-ichi KURATSU; Yukitaka USHIO

doi:10.2176/nmc.33.28

Youichi ITOYAMA, Masato KOCHI, Shigeo YAMASHIRO, Kimio YOSHIZATO, Jun-ichi KURATSU, Yukitaka USHIO

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Keywords: intracranial germinoma, metastasis, cisplatin, etoposide

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1993 Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 28-31

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.33.28

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Abstract

A 24-year-old male presented with a metastatic germinoma in the thoracic vertebra 7 years after irradiation of a pineal germinoma. Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide was highly effective. No recurrence has appeared in the 2 years since chemotherapy.

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