• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Continued complete remission without systemic therapy for isolated testicular relapse after bone marrow transplantation in a boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Beteiligte: Kodama, Yuichi; Okamoto, Yasuhiro; Ijichi, Osamu; Shinkoda, Yuichi; Nishikawa, Takuro; Tanabe, Takayuki; Yoshioka, Takako; Tashiro, Yukie; Mougi, Hiroyuki; Kawano, Yoshifumi
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2009
  • Erschienen in: Pediatric Transplantation, 13 (2009) 6, Seite 769-772
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01023.x
  • ISSN: 1399-3046; 1397-3142
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  • Beschreibung: Abstract:  ITR after BMT in cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is relatively rare. Treatment for ITR after BMT generally consists of a combination of local irradiation, orchiectomy, and systemic chemotherapy. However, the effectiveness of these modalities has not been established. Both irradiation and systemic chemotherapy including a second transplantation would result in additional toxicity. In this report we describe a boy with ITR 91 months after BMT who has remained in complete remission more than two yr after a unilateral orchiectomy. We did not treat this patient with systemic chemotherapy, as his ITR developed very late. Our experience suggests that orchiectomy alone is a reasonable option for very late ITR after BMT.