[Testicular cancer]

A dramatic improvement in the survival of patients with testicular cancer has been witnessed in the 1970s. These advances are in the areas of diagnosis, staging, and monitoring of patients with this disease. The thrust of improvement includes the finding of sensitive and specific markers, the introduction of CDDP, and utilization of CT. Also, the finding of the efficacy of multidisciplinary treatment consisting of intensive chemotherapy and surgery has played a decisive role in the management of patients. This paper is devoted of a discussion of the basic sciences related to testicular cancer and the diagnosis and management of this tumor.