Men with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs) who are at high risk of metastasis can benefit from retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) as primary treatment, a recent study from Harvard ...
Please can you give a brief introduction to robotic RPLND and how this procedure has traditionally been performed? Robotic RPLND utilizes laparoscopy combined with robotic technology to perform ...
In patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs), adjunctive surgery is necessary. At some institutions, standard therapy includes four cycles of ...
On the basis of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, clinical stage (CS) II seminoma is treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) could potentially be a first-line option for men with stage II A/B testicular seminoma in order to reduce long-term toxicity and secondary ...
Surveillance plays a major role in the management of men with cancer clinically confined to the testis. Both the American Urological Association (AUA) and the European Association of Urology (EAU) ...
If your condition has been diagnosed as testicular cancer, surgery is usually the gold standard treatment. The procedure you have will depend on the type and stage of cancer and if surrounding tissues ...
Just before an orchiectomy, people will have a general anesthetic that puts them to sleep and prevents them from feeling pain. After surgery, doctors may move a person to a recovery room while the ...