Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for hematogenous spinal metastasis of intracranial germinoma--case report
- PMID: 7680780
- DOI: 10.2176/nmc.33.28
Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for hematogenous spinal metastasis of intracranial germinoma--case report
Abstract
A 24-year-old male presented with a metastatic germinoma in the thoracic vertebra 7 years after irradiation of a pineal germinoma. Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide was highly effective. No recurrence has appeared in the 2 years since chemotherapy.