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Postchemotherapy surgery for germ cell tumors of the testis
Brett S Carver1, Joel Sheinfeld
1Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Purpose Of Review:
To summarize the surgical management of metastatic germ cell tumors of the testis, highlighting the indications for surgery and controversies surrounding the integration of surgery.
Recent Findings:
The multidisciplinary approach to the management of germ cell tumors of the testis has resulted in survival rates of greater than 90% overall. However, controversies exist regarding the surgical management of patients who achieve a complete radiographic response following chemotherapy as well as the appropriate retroperitoneal templates to use in the postchemotherapy setting. Recent data have demonstrated that despite a complete radiographic response, approximately 30% of patients will harbor either viable cancer or teratoma in the retroperitoneum. With advances in nerve-sparing techniques and the probability of disease extending beyond the anatomic boundaries of modified templates, a bilateral nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is the treatment of choice for patients with metastatic nonseminoma, initially treated with chemotherapy.
Summary:
Postchemotherapy surgical resection of all sites of residual disease remains a critical component to the multidisciplinary management of metastatic testicular cancer.
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