CancerCompass message board discussion started by 32543 on 10/9/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,16939,0.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Germ cell cancer went to son's spinal column and was eradicated as germ cell cancer. It changed to malignant teratoma which has growing in it all kinds of cells, like epethelial, spindle and mesechymal.This is hard for us to understand and it seems it is rare so not sure how it works.  Any one have any experience with metastatic testicular cancer? or what to do? any thoughts welcome.dad 32543 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 10/9/2007 32543 wrote:Germ cell cancer went to son's spinal column and was eradicated as germ cell cancer. It changed to malignant teratoma which has growing in it all kinds of cells, like epethelial, spindle and mesechymal.This is hard for us to understand and it seems it is rare so not sure how it works.  Any one have any experience with metastatic testicular cancer? or what to do? any thoughts welcome.dadAn unfortunate characteristic of cancer cells is that they mutate. Like a stem cell, they have the potential to become all sorts of specialized tissue so bizarre growths sometimes show up.  ironyworks Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 6/27/2008 ironyworks wrote: On 10/9/2007 32543 wrote:Germ cell cancer went to son's spinal column and was eradicated as germ cell cancer. It changed to malignant teratoma which has growing in it all kinds of cells, like epethelial, spindle and mesechymal.This is hard for us to understand and it seems it is rare so not sure how it works.  Any one have any experience with metastatic testicular cancer? or what to do? any thoughts welcome.dadAn unfortunate characteristic of cancer cells is that they mutate. Like a stem cell, they have the potential to become all sorts of specialized tissue so bizarre growths sometimes show up.do you think that dendritic cell shots or natural killer cell shoys might work?  32543 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT