Bookedited by M. Pilar Laguna, Peter Albers, Carsten Bokemeyer, and Jerome P. Richie.
Summary: The book covers the complete field of testis cancer including the germ cell tumors and the stromal tumors, from epidemiology to new chemotherapeutic agents and schedules, throughout genetic features, risk factors, risk adapted treatments, role of different types of surgery and special clinical situations. Special attention is focused on fertility issues, late effects of the primary therapy and the economical aspects of the different treatment policies. As a result of the third Consensus Conference, a consensual follow-up can be devised and a chapter dedicated to this controversial and not yet defined matter.
Contents:
Histological classification and pathology of testicular tumors
Risk factors and genetical characterization
Testicular tumor markers
Radiographic diagnosis and staging
Staging and prognostic systems
CIS and bilateral cancer: clinical presentation and diagnostics
Radical orchiectomy and testis sparing procedures for the management of germ cell tumors
Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in low stages nonseminomatous GCC: the American view
Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in low stages nonseminomatous GCC: the Europen view
Treatment of nonseminoma: stage I
Treatment: seminoma: stage 1
Treatment of patients with stage II A/B and advanced nonseminomatous germ cell tumors
Stage II seminoma and advanced disease
Treatment of relapse
Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
Surgical resection at other sites
Extra-gonadal germ cell tumors
New systemic therapies for refractory tumors
Management of late relapse
Testicular cancer: late effects of treatment
Fertility issues
Follow-up after primary treatment
Testicular cancer in childhood
Primary non-germ cell tumors of the testis.