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PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF NON-SEMINOMA EMBRYONAL TESTICULAR TUMOURS
Article published in Urologia Polska 1984/37/1.

authors

Marek Pawlicki, Piotr Koralewski
Z Kliniki Chemioterapii Oddziału Instytutu Onkologii w Krakowie
Kierownik Kliniki: doc. dr hab. med. M. Pawlicki Dyrektor Instytutu: doc. dr hab. med. J. Skołyszewski

summary

In a group of patients with non-seminoma testicular tumours the effective-ness of palliative chemotherapy was analysed in relation to the microscopic pat-tern of the neoplasm, its progression grade and type of cytostatics. In patients with embryonal carcinoma 34.0°/o of remissions were obtained, in the teratoma group there were 13.0% remissions. The best results were obtained with drug combinations containing cisplatinum. The effects were poor in patients in poor general condition and with far advanced tumour.

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