Therapy of testicular cancer: a surgeon's view

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2005 Feb;5(1):109-12. doi: 10.1586/14737140.5.1.109.

Abstract

Treatment for metastatic testicular cancer has generally met greatest success when it has involved platinum-based chemotherapy and this is widely used for metastatic disease in most centers. However, surgical techniques should not be excluded. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has enabled a high cure rate to be achieved when used in conjunction with chemotherapy in patients with more advanced stage cancers.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Prognosis
  • Survival
  • Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / surgery*