Therapy of testicular cancer: a surgeon's view.

Journal article

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.

Authors: Dindyal, S; Bhuva, N; Sooriakumaran, P

• Journal: Expert review of anticancer therapy
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 109-112
• Publication date: 2005-02-01
• DOI: 10.1586/14737140.5.1.109
• EISSN: 1744-8328
• ISSN: 1473-7140
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Male; Lymph Node Excision; Neoplasm Metastasis; Prognosis; Survival; Testicular Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy