A Case of Lung Abscess during Chemotherapy for Testicular Tumor

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  • Hayashi, Yujiro
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Miyago, Naoki
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Takeda, Ken
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Yamaguchi, Yuichiro
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Nakayama, Masashi
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Arai, Yasuyuki
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Kakimoto, Ken-ichi
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Nishimura, Kazuo
    The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

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  • 精巣腫瘍, 肺転移に対する化学療法中に肺膿瘍を来たした1例
  • セイソウ シュヨウ,ハイ テンイ ニ タイスル カガク リョウホウ チュウ ニ ハイ ノウヨウ オ キタ シタ 1レイ

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Abstract

32-year-old man was seen in a clinic because ofprolonged cough and slight-fever. Chest X-ray showed multiple pulmonary nodules, and multiple lung and mediastinal lymph node metastases from right testicular tumor was suspected by positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scan. He was diagnosed with right testicular germ cell tumor (embryonal carcinoma＋seminoma, pT2N1M1b), and classified into the intermediate risk group according to International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group. He underwent 4 cycles ofchemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP therapy). During BEP therapy, sputum with foul odor appeared and chest CT scan revealed lung abscess with a necrotic lesion of metastatic tumor. The lung abscess was treated successfully with antibiotics.

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  • Hinyokika Kiyo

    Hinyokika Kiyo 60 (5), 237-239, 2014-05

    泌尿器科紀要刊行会

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