Outcomes of surveillance versus adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage IA and IB nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors


Gumus M., Bilici A., Odabas H., Ustaalioglu B. B. O., Kandemir N., Demirci U., ...Daha Fazla

WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.35, sa.7, ss.1103-1110, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00345-016-1964-6
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1103-1110
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Currently, it is accepted that risk assessment of clinical stage I (CS I) nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) patient is mainly dependent on the presence of lymphovascular invasion (LVI). Initial active surveillance, adjuvant chemotherapy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) are acceptable treatment options for these patients, but there is no uniform consensus. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of active surveillance with adjuvant chemotherapy.