Orchidectomy alone for stage I seminoma of the testis

Orchidectomy of the Testis for Stage I

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Orchidectomy alone for stage I testicular teratoma.

Management preferences following radical inguinal orchidectomy for Stage I testicular seminoma in Australasia.

A survey to evaluate the preferred patterns of management of Stage I seminoma was conducted during March 2001. The questionnaire was distributed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists to all qualified radiation oncologists, 74 out of 170 responded. All performed a staging CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis. Thoracic imaging consisted of either chest X-ray (29%) or chest ...

Clinical stage I seminoma.

Stage I seminoma is highly curable. There are different treatment options for this disease: radiotherapy, surveillance and chemotherapy. In recent years, adjuvant chemotherapy in particular has been extensively evaluated. This paper offers suggestions about the advantages and disadvantages of the different strategies, which will be discussed considering prognostic factors; future perspectives w...

Radiotherapy for stage I seminoma testis: results of treatment and complications.

The results of treatment by infradiaphragmatic lymph node irradiation and orchiectomy in 232 patients with Stage I testicular seminoma seen between 1963 and 1983 are reported. Of this group, only five (2%) patients relapsed and none died from seminoma. Contralateral testicular tumours occurred in 12 patients and five developed second non-testicular malignancies. The acute and late morbidity of ...