Men with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs) who are at high risk of metastasis can benefit from retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) as primary treatment, a recent study from Harvard ...

Please can you give a brief introduction to robotic RPLND and how this procedure has traditionally been performed? Robotic RPLND utilizes laparoscopy combined with robotic technology to perform ...

In patients with intermediate-risk or high-risk nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs), adjunctive surgery is necessary. At some institutions, standard therapy includes four cycles of ...

The genomic and transcriptomic landscapes of chemotherapy naïve vs post-chemotherapy germ cell tumors. PSMA PET guided salvage radiotherapy among patients with prostate cancer in the ...

Evaluation of the oncologic benefit of adjunctive surgery at time of postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2020 Genitourinary ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) could potentially be a first-line option for men with stage II A/B testicular seminoma in order to reduce long-term toxicity and secondary ...

On the basis of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, clinical stage (CS) II seminoma is treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) ...

An orchiectomy is the surgical removal of one or both testicles to treat testicular cancer. A person can speak with a doctor to find out how to prepare for the surgery and what to expect afterward.

(HealthDay)—Over the last 30 years, the incidence of nephrectomy at post-chemotherapy (PC) retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) has steadily declined, according to research published in the ...

If your condition has been diagnosed as testicular cancer, surgery is usually the gold standard treatment. The procedure you have will depend on the type and stage of cancer and if surrounding tissues ...