[VAB-6 combination chemotherapy in patients with stage II, III testicular tumor].

Between 1983 and 1985, six patients with advanced testicular cancer were treated with 3 cycles of vinblastine, actinomycin D, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide and cisplatinum (VAB-6 combination chemotherapy without maintenance). The histology of the primary tumor was seminoma in one patient and nonseminomatous germ cell testicular tumor (NSGCTT) in 5. Five men with stage III or bulky stage II diseases received no prior chemotherapy but one had received another chemotherapy without cisplatinum.

[A case of pentalogy of Fallot with numerous collaterals evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging: a report of an adult case].

In this report, the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was compared with that of two-dimensional echocardiography, computed tomography and cardiac catheterization in a patient with pentalogy of Fallot who survived to her fortieth year. The advantages and disadvantages of MRI in diagnosing the present case were as follows: The cardiovascular system, with the exception of atrial septal defect, was evaluated precisely. Collateral vessels were detected using MRI, but impossible with other non-invasive methods.