Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Surgery Remains Necessary in Patients ..............

Davie

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Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Surgery Remains Necessary in Patients ..............

02-11-07, 07:28 PM

........With Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer and Minimal Residual Tumor Masses

Very interesting article from Norway, where PC-RPLND where completed for all patients, even if less than a 1 cm residual mass remained

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http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/21/17/3310#F1

Diagnosed March 2006, Stage IIB, 3cm RP mass
10% Seminoma, 90% Non-Seminoma (Embryonal, and a tiny amount of choriocarcinoma and teratoma)
Prechemo bHCG-2648, AFP-582
3xBEP March-June, markers normalised
3 months postchemo - 1.2cm residual RP mass
RPLND September 2006 - mostly necrotic tissue plus tiny amount of well differentiated teratoma
June 2009 - TRT commenced to help out my lefty
May 2011 - check-up, all clear
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