We describe the clinical course in a patient with a primary testicular
chondrosarcoma. The way of metastasizing and cytogenetic analysis pro
ved the germ cell origin of this tumour. After unilateral orchiectomy
four cycles of chemotherapy with cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin an
d one cycle of vinblastine, ifophosphamide and cisplatin were given. E
ven though the retroperitoneal metastases continued to grow, a radical
retroperitoneal lymph node dissection was performed. Five years after
surgery the patient is still in remission.