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Incidence and management of testicular carcinoma metastatic to the neck. J Urol 1996 Feb;155(2):590-2

Date

02/01/1996

Pubmed ID

8558666

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0030024929 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   41 Citations

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.

Author List

See WA, Laurenzo JF, Dreicer R, Hoffman HT

Author

William See MD Emeritus Professor in the Urology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Germinoma
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Retrospective Studies
Testicular Neoplasms