INTRACAVAL EXTENSION OF GERM-CELL CARCINOMA - DIAGNOSIS VIA ENDOVASCULAR BIOPSY AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
FIDIAS P FAN CM MCGOVERN FJ WRIGHT CD KAUFMAN J GROSSBARD ML
Citation
P. Fidias et al., INTRACAVAL EXTENSION OF GERM-CELL CARCINOMA - DIAGNOSIS VIA ENDOVASCULAR BIOPSY AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, European urology, 31(3), 1997, pp. 376-379
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
European urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03022838
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
376 - 379
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-2838(1997)31:3<376:IEOGC->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We report a case of testicular carcinoma invading the inferior vena ca va. Tumor invasion was diagnosed via endovascular biopsy. This is the first known report of a diagnosis of this entity using endovascular bi opsy. We also review the literature on diagnosis and management of inf erior vena caval involvement by testicular cancer.