Open AccessA retrospective analysis of patients undergoing postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection and metastasectomy in advanced nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
Author(s) -
Kanuj Malik,
Anand Raja,
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan,
N Kathiresan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_301_19
Subject(s) - medicine , retroperitoneal lymph node dissection , metastasectomy , germ cell tumors , concordance , lymphadenectomy , chemotherapy , lymph node , dissection (medical) , teratoma , histology , radiology , surgery , urology , metastasis , testicular cancer , cancer
Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) and metastasectomy play an important role in the management of advanced-stage nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT). We aimed to analyze preoperative parameters that could predict postoperative histology.