Abstract:e15583 Background: BM from NSGCT present in 5-15% of pts with metastatic disease. There is no uniform consensus what population of pts with NSGCT should be screened for BM. Methods: Among 1700 pts with metastatic GCT who were treated in our center from 1990 to 2009 we identified 20 (1.1%) pts with BM: 11 pts had BM at initial presentation. No pts with BM of seminoma were identified. The minimal f.-up time after the end of treatment was 24 months. None of 9 pts with BM at relapse had brain imaging initially an… Show more
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