Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection after chemotherapy has a proved role in the staging and treatment of metastatic testicular cancer.
Complete removal of all postchemotherapy residual masses in nonseminomatous germ cell tumor should be performed. Complete removal of positron emission tomography-avid masses greater than 3 cm in pure seminoma should be performed. Outcomes depend on patient selection and extent of surgery.
Urol Clin North Am. 2015 Aug;42(3):331-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2015.04.007. Epub 2015 Jun 19.
Chéry L1, Dash A2.
1 Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific, Box 356510, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
2 Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific, Box 356510, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.