Salvage Resection of Mediastinal Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor in a Patient with Extrathoracic Involvement upon Progression following High-Dose Chemotherapy
Primary mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumor with extrathoracic metastases is associated with a very high mortality rate, and there is no consensus regarding optimal upfront therapy. Once patients fail the first-line treatment, salvage therapy often fails to effectively control the disease. R...
Main Authors: | Jia-Ling Chou, David Tse |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2021-08-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/518401 |
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