key articles
Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and risk of testicular cancer
Friday, 7 November 2008 - Altered levels of pregnancy hormones have been suggested to initiate testicular cancer prenatally in the male fetus. The placenta is the main source of pregnancy hormones, and pregnancy...
Edited by: JV
Testicular lesions other than germ cell tumours: feasibility of testis-sparing surgery
Friday, 31 OCtober 2008 - Passman et al. (2008) reviewed all non-germ-cell testicular lesions presenting at their institution and determined the feasibility of testis-sparing surgery for these patients.
All surgery for...
Authors: Passman et al.
Bilateral nerve sparing laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer
Thursday, 18 September 2008 - Steiner et al. (2008) evaluated the feasibility and early oncological outcome of a laparoscopic nerve sparing bilateral retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. The surgical technique is...
Authors: Steiner et al.
Influence of year of diagnosis, patient age, and sociodemographic status on recommending adjuvant radiation treatment for stage I testicular seminoma
Saturday, 13 September 2008 - Adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) for stage I seminoma can cause adverse late effects and alternative postorchiectomy management strategies have been developed. Hoffman et al. (2008) evaluated ART...
Authors: Hoffman et al.
The role of imaging in the diagnosis, staging, and management of testicular cancer
Thursday, 14 August 2008 - In a review, Sohaib et al. (2008) described recent developments in imaging patients with testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs). Most patients with testicular GCTs can now be expected to be cured, so the...
Authors: Sohaib et al.
Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Low-Stage Testicular Cancer
Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - Current management options for low-stage mixed malignant germ-cell testicular tumors (MMGCT) after radical orchiectomy include surveillance, chemotherapy, or retroperitoneal lymph node dissection...
Authors: Skolarus et al.
Complications of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in testicular cancer
Sunday, 3 August 2008 - A proposed benefit of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (LRPLND) is more favorable morbidity in comparison to open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND). In a review, Kenney and...
Authors: Kenney & Tuerk
Evidence-based pragmatic guidelines for the follow-up of testicular cancer
Friday, 4 July 2008 - Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common cause of cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 40 years, and, overall, the majority of patients should expect to be cured. The European Germ Cell...
Authors: van As et al.
Gynaecomastia: an endocrine manifestation of testicular cancer
Thursday, 12 June 2008 - Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy affecting young men in their 3rd or 4th decade with an incidence of 3 to 6 new cases per 100,000 males each year. When diagnosed and treated in its early...
Authors: Hassan et al.
