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https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/32578| Title: | Testis cancer: Assessment and management. | Authors: | Frydenberg M. | Institution: | (Frydenberg) Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia (Frydenberg) Centre of Urological Research, Monash Inst. of Repro./Development, Melbourne, Vic., Australia (Frydenberg) Department of Urology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia | Issue Date: | 18-Oct-2012 | Copyright year: | 2004 | Publisher: | Medicine Today Pty Ltd (P.O. Box 1473, Neutral Bay NSW 2089, Australia) | Place of publication: | Australia | Publication information: | Medicine Today. 5 (8) (pp 39-44), 2004. Date of Publication: August 2004. | Abstract: | * Patients with testis cancer usually present with a painless, hard, swollen mass in the testis. * Initial investigations comprise testicular ultrasonography and assessment of the tumour markers beta-human chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein. * Once testis cancer has been diagnosed patients should be referred to a urologist for staging investigations and surgical orchidectomy. * After orchidectomy, patients with stage 1 non-seminomatous tumours usually undergo surveillance, while those with stage 1 seminomas usually undergo adjuvant radiotherapy. * The use of cisplatin has revolutionised the treatment of metastatic testis cancer. * Survival rates for patients with early disease approach 100% and for those with advanced disease range from 70 to 95%. | ISSN: | 1443-430X | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/32578 | Type: | Article | Subjects: | early cancer/rt [Radiotherapy] early cancer/su [Surgery] early cancer/th [Therapy] echography health survey hematopoietic stem cell transplantation human male medical assessment metastasis/di [Diagnosis] metastasis/dt [Drug Therapy] metastasis/rt [Radiotherapy] metastasis/su [Surgery] metastasis/th [Therapy] orchiectomy pathology patient referral seminoma/di [Diagnosis] seminoma/dt [Drug Therapy] seminoma/rt [Radiotherapy] seminoma/su [Surgery] seminoma/th [Therapy] survival rate *testis cancer/di [Diagnosis] *testis cancer/dt [Drug Therapy] *testis cancer/rt [Radiotherapy] *testis cancer/su [Surgery] *testis cancer/th [Therapy] testis nonseminoma cancer/di [Diagnosis] testis nonseminoma cancer/dt [Drug Therapy] testis nonseminoma cancer/rt [Radiotherapy] testis nonseminoma cancer/su [Surgery] testis nonseminoma cancer/th [Therapy] treatment planning urology alpha fetoprotein/ec [Endogenous Compound] bleomycin sulfate/cb [Drug Combination] bleomycin sulfate/dt [Drug Therapy] carboplatin/cb [Drug Combination] carboplatin/dt [Drug Therapy] chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit/ec [Endogenous Compound] cisplatin/cb [Drug Combination] cisplatin/dt [Drug Therapy] cyclophosphamide/cb [Drug Combination] cyclophosphamide/dt [Drug Therapy] etopofos/cb [Drug Combination] etopofos/dt [Drug Therapy] ifosfamide/cb [Drug Combination] ifosfamide/dt [Drug Therapy] tumor marker/ec [Endogenous Compound] blenamax edema advanced cancer/di [Diagnosis] advanced cancer/dt [Drug Therapy] advanced cancer/rt [Radiotherapy] advanced cancer/su [Surgery] advanced cancer/th [Therapy] article cancer adjuvant therapy cancer combination chemotherapy cancer staging cancer survival clinical feature early cancer/di [Diagnosis] early cancer/dt [Drug Therapy] health survey hematopoietic stem cell transplantation human male metastasis / diagnosis / drug therapy / radiotherapy / surgery / therapy orchiectomy pathology patient referral seminoma / diagnosis / drug therapy / radiotherapy / surgery / therapy survival rate cancer combination chemotherapy testis nonseminoma cancer / diagnosis / drug therapy / radiotherapy / surgery / therapy treatment planning urology cancer adjuvant therapy article advanced cancer / diagnosis / drug therapy / radiotherapy / surgery / therapy medical assessment *testis cancer / *diagnosis / *drug therapy / *radiotherapy / *surgery / *therapy cancer staging cancer survival clinical feature early cancer / diagnosis / drug therapy / radiotherapy / surgery / therapy echography edema |
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