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Testis sparing surgery for the treatment of a sequential bilateral testicular germ cell tumor
Author(s) -
KIRKALI ZIYA,
TÜZEL EMRE,
CANDA A ERDEM,
MUNGAN M UGUR
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00395.x
Subject(s) - medicine , germ cell , testicular germ cell tumor , urology , testicular cancer , surgery , chemotherapy , genetics , gene , biology
Standard therapy of sequential bilateral testis cancer is generally considered to be orchiectomy. We present a case of sequential bilateral testicular germ cell tumor treated with testis sparing surgery. The patient was disease free 50 months after surgery without local recurrence or distant metastases. Testis sparing surgery provides a better quality of life and may be considered a safe, feasible alternative in the treatment of carefully selected patients with bilateral testicular germ cell tumor.