Abstract |
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is rare. It is fatal if the teratoma is unresectable. A standard systemic therapy is not established. The efficacy of interferon-alpha (IFN-α) for GTS was described but the treatment periods were relatively short. A 23-year-old Japanese male with bulky retroperitoneal lymph node and multiple lung metastases that progressed to GTS was administered 6 × 106 units of natural IFN-α 2 × /week. Since the IFN-α treatment suppressed both lesions' growth, it was continued for >10 years. The patient is well with controlled metastases (135 months since the IFN-α's initiation). This is apparently the longest follow-up of INF-α treatment for GTS.
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Authors | Akinobu Katami, Shin-Ichi Hisasue, Hiromichi Sakurai, Koji Kawai, Yuichiro Hayashi, Jun Miyazaki |
Journal | Urology case reports
(Urol Case Rep)
Vol. 45
Pg. 102266
(Nov 2022)
ISSN: 2214-4420 [Print] United States |
PMID | 36337171
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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Copyright | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. |