Radical inguinal orchidectomy: the gold standard for initial management of testicular cancer

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 ...

Testicular implants and patient satisfaction: a questionnaire-based study of men after orchidectomy for testicular cancer.

OBJECTIVES To assess the satisfaction of men with their testicular implants after undergoing orchidectomy for testicular cancer, and to determine their reasons for accepting or declining a prosthesis. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 424 men who had undergone radical orchidectomy and were part of the testicular cancer follow-up programme were sent an anonymous questionnaire comprising 10 question...

Orchidectomy alone for stage I testicular teratoma.

Robotic radical prostatectomy: The new gold standard

OBJECTIVES Open radical prostatectomy (RP) has been the standard and primary treatment for focal prostate cancer. However, in recent years this view has changed, as robot-assisted laparoscopic RP has gained acceptance among urologists. In this review we evaluate the importance and place of robotics in laparoscopic urological surgery, discussing several techniques that are currently being used a...

Inguinal lymph node metastases from a testicular seminoma: a case report and a review of the literature

INTRODUCTION We report the case of a true hermaphrodite with testicular seminoma with resulting metastases to the inguinal lymph nodes eight months after radical orchidectomy. This is an unusual presentation of testicular cancer and, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of this kind in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old Caucasian true hermaphrodite, raised as a male, de...