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A 43-year-old man was treated with orchiectomy and radiotherapy for testicular seminoma. Four years later, he developed a typical Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic granulocytic leukemia. Since the patient was not eligible for bone marrow transplantation, he was treated with busulfan. Long term follow-up of patients who received radiotherapy for testicular seminoma is warranted in order to detect possible secondary tumors.
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Iurlo, A., Foa, P., Maiolo, A.T. et al. Chronic myelogenous leukemia following radiation therapy for testicular seminoma. Blut 59, 503–504 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329496
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