Can selective retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy be better than unilateral retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy?

OBJECTIVE: To propose a new modality of retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy as a complementary treatment for patients with high risk, stage I nonseminomatous testicular tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 76 patients with stage I nonseminomatous testis tumor (T1-T4, NX, M0) treated by orchiectomy a...

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Main Authors: Homero O. Arruda, Adriano A.P. Paula, Ruben Suarez, José Cury, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2003-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382003000500004