[Pure yolk sac tumor of the testis with brain metastasis: report of an adult case]

Abstract

Herein we report an adult case of pure yolk sac tumor with brain metastasis. The patient was a 37-year-old male who presented with indulation of his left scrotum for 10 months. The plain computerized tomographic (CT) scan on entry demonstrated tumor metastasis to his lung and liver and serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was 786 ng/ml. Five days after admission, he developed hemiplegia secondary to the cerebral metastasis and hemorrhage. After chemotherapy and operation of right-posterior lobectomy, PVB (cisplatinum, vinblastine, bleomycin) chemotherapy produced a complete remission and the elevated serum AFP was normalized. However, the second course of chemotherapy had to be discontinued because of drug-induced hepatitis. He died of massive tumor metastasis to his brain 6 months after craniotomy.