Journal article
Incidence and Management of Testicular Carcinoma Metastatic to the Neck
The Journal of urology, Vol.155(2), pp.590-592
02/1996
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66458-9
PMID: 8558666
Abstract
Purpose: We evaluated the incidence and impact on outcome of neck metastasis in germ cell carcinoma.
Materials and methods: A retrospective, institutional analysis of patients who presented with germ cell neoplasms was performed.
Results: During an 11-year period 7 of 155 patients (4.5%) with testis cancer had neck metastasis. The incidence of neck metastasis strongly correlated with disease stage. Selective neck dissection in 3 patients with post-chemotherapy residual neck masses demonstrated teratomatous elements in 2, with scar and necrosis in 1.
Conclusions: Post-chemotherapy neck masses should be treated by definitive surgery for local disease control and to eliminate the possibility of residual neoplastic or teratomatous elements.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incidence and Management of Testicular Carcinoma Metastatic to the Neck
- Creators
- William A See - Departments of Urology, Otolaryngology and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaJohn F Laurenzo - Departments of Urology, Otolaryngology and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaRobert Dreicer - Departments of Urology, Otolaryngology and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaHenry T Hoffman - Departments of Urology, Otolaryngology and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of urology, Vol.155(2), pp.590-592
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66458-9
- PMID
- 8558666
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
- eISSN
- 1527-3792
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1996
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984007299902771
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