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Treatment Management of Leptomeningeal and Brain Metastases as a First Reccurence Site in a Case with Germ Cell Testicular Tumor

Sabin GÖKTAŞ AYDIN
Ahmet BİLİCİ
Aslı ÇAKIR
Ömer Fatih ÖLMEZ
Ayşenur CİLA
Dilek ÜNAL
Pages
77–80
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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We herein present a rare case of TGCT of brain and leptomeningeal metastasis as a first sign of recurrence with literature review.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) usually presented with a testicular mass and retroperitoneal lymph nodes metastases, but brain and leptomeningeal metastases are rarely encountered in oncology practice.
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Key Findings & Data:There are not any proven treatment options for relapsing TGCT with brain or leptomeningeal metastasis.
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Conclusion & Impact:We herein present a rare case of TGCT of brain and leptomeningeal metastasis as a first sign of recurrence with literature review.
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⚙️Variables:testicular germ cell tumor · brain metastasis · leptomeningeal metastasis

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Patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) usually presented with a testicular mass and retroperitoneal lymph nodes metastases, but brain and leptomeningeal metastases are rarely encountered in oncology practice. There are not any proven treatment options for relapsing TGCT with brain or leptomeningeal metastasis. We herein present a rare case of TGCT of brain and leptomeningeal metastasis as a first sign of recurrence with literature review.

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Patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) usually presented with a testicular mass and retroperitoneal lymph nodes metastases, but brain and leptomeningeal metastases are rarely encountered in oncology practice. There are not any proven treatment options for relapsing TGCT with brain or leptomeningeal metastasis. We herein present a rare case of TGCT of brain and leptomeningeal metastasis as a first sign of recurrence with literature review.

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AYDIN, S. G., BİLİCİ, A., ÇAKIR, A., ÖLMEZ, Ö. F., CİLA, A., ÜNAL, D. (2022). Treatment Management of Leptomeningeal and Brain Metastases as a First Reccurence Site in a Case with Germ Cell Testicular Tumor. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 36 - Sayı: 1, 77–80. https://ajindex.com/articles/491954

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