Decompression of epidural metastases from germ cell tumors with chemotherapy. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Epidural cord compression from germ cell tumor metastases is not common. Treatment usually requires high dose corticosteroids with radiation therapy and/or surgical decompression. Three patients with epidural germ cell tumor metastases were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy and all three had complete neurologic recovery. Systemic chemotherapy should be considered as initial therapy with corticosteroids for epidural cord compression from metastatic germ cell tumor.

publication date

  • June 1, 1990

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma
  • Dysgerminoma
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms
  • Testicular Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0025341348

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/BF00177361

PubMed ID

  • 2162918

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 3