Klin Onkol 2014; 27(2): 136-137. DOI: 10.14735/amko2014136.
Summary
Background: Adenocarcinoma of rete testis is an extremely rare diagnosis described in around 70 patients worldwide. The prognosis of the disease in metastatic stage is very poor and there is no standard systemic treatment available. Case: Herein we present a unique case report of a 47-year- old man with metastatic adenocarcinoma of rete testis who achieved substantial disease response after four cycles of paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin. The chemotherapy was administered in five-day regimen, which comprised 250 mg/ m2 of paclitaxel on day one, 20 mg/ m2 of cisplatin on day one to five and 1,2 g/ m2 of ifosfamide on day one to five, in a three-week interval. The patient received prophylactic pegfilgrastim after each cycle of TIP. The treatment was well tolerated – without any significant toxicity. Result: Patient achieved a partial 14-month remission. Conclusion: On basis of this experience we suggest that paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin might be adopted as novel agents in treatment of rete testis adenocarcinoma.
