Testicular cancer metastasis to brain

Patients and methods A review of case records of germ cell tumor patients within the Spanish Germ Cell Cancer Group data base from 1994 to 2012 was.

. . Metastases to testis are a very rare cause of a testicular mass and may be bilateral in up to 15% of patients. . First-line high-dose chemotherapy +/- radiation therapy in patients with metastatic germ-cell cancer and brain metastases. M0 (M zero): The disease has. .

Alastair was just 29 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular germ cell cancer in 2019 – a rare type of cancer that affects the cells that develop into sperm and eggs. . Nonetheless, pca is capable of spreading to. Metastases from testicular tumors most commonly occur to the lymphatic system followed by lung, liver and bone,. . .

The cancer had spread to several other parts of his body, including his brain, and he has since needed multiple surgeries and treatment:.

. Brain metastases are common among patients with poor-prognosis advanced non. We report an unusual case of testicular cancer metastasized solely in the brain and spleen without retroperitoneal disease or other widespread metastasis.