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Superselective Internal Radiation With Yttrium-90 Microspheres in the Management of a Chemorefractory Testicular Liver Metastasis

Authors: Panagiotis A. Sideras, Constantinos T. Sofocleous, Lynn A. Brody, Robert H. Siegelbaum, Rajesh P. Shah, Neeta-Pandit Taskar

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

We treated a patient with biopsy-proven, chemotherapy-resistant testicular cancer liver metastasis using Y-90 selective internal radiation treatment. We chose yttrium-90 rather than surgery and ablation due to tumor location and size as well as the patient’s clinical history. The result was marked tumor response by positron emission tomography and computed tomography as well as significant improvement of the patient’s quality of life accompanied by a substantial decrease of his tumor markers.

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Title: Superselective Internal Radiation With Yttrium-90 Microspheres in the Management of a Chemorefractory Testicular Liver Metastasis
Authors: Panagiotis A. Sideras
Constantinos T. Sofocleous
Lynn A. Brody
Robert H. Siegelbaum
Rajesh P. Shah
Neeta-Pandit Taskar
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-011-0226-7

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Superselective Internal Radiation With Yttrium-90 Microspheres in the Management of a Chemorefractory Testicular Liver Metastasis

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