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An Unusual Regression Of Pulmonary Metastases From Embryonal Carcinoma Of The Testis

Hassenstein, E. O. M. 1977Testicular cancer

British Journal of Radiology 50: 1977; 668

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Case Details

Clinical Characteristics

Unusual regression of pulmonary metastases from a testicular tumour

Remission Characteristics

Removal of the primary tumour and by effective therapy of metastases in the right lung

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

The immune system had been stimulated and was thus able to destroy the residual metastases in the left lung

Clinical Treatment

Removal of the primary tumour and effective therapy of metastases in the right lung