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Medical Articles Related to Testicular Cancer |
These links are aimed at doctors or medical students.
There is no reason that patients would not benefit from these links, but
they ARE harder to read. Please note that more physician oriented links
can be found in the sections on Physician Oriented
Links, Case
Studies, Tumor
Markers, Extragonadal
Germ Cell Tumors, Images,
and Urology.
Articles are available on the following subjects:
| General / Review | Oncology | Urology |
| Radiation Oncology | Pediatrics | Pathology |
| Radiology | Epidemiology | Endocrinology |
| Fertility/Andrology | Non-Germ Cell Tumors | Psychology |
| Basic Research |
| General and Review Articles | Back to Top |
- Testicular Cancer - An excellent overview of testicular cancer aimed at the General Practitioner. Although it is intended for doctors, it is quite readable, and the author is a TC survivor! Highly Recommended!!
- What to do when you discover testicular cancer - An excellent article by Dr Larry Einhorn aimed at the General Practitioner. It discusses all aspects of testicular cancer including diagnosis, pathology, staging, and management . Highly Recommended!!
- Testicular
Cancer: What's New in Staging, Prognosis, and Therapy - A good article on new developments in
the treatment of testicular cancer. Discusses Laparascopic RPLNDs.
- Testicular
Cancer - Taken from Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach Ninth Edition (2005)
- Testicular Cancer News and Reviews - A Continuing Medical Education (CME) program on testicular cancer. This is a pretty good overview of testicular cancer, reviewing many of the articles listed here. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'Begin'.
- Testicular Cancer - A comprehensive overview of most types of testicular tumor, including non germ cell tumors. Overall, a pretty good article with a few weak points. Taken from Medical Oncology: A Comprehensive Review Second Edition (1997)
- Testicular Masses - A very good article that reviews the many possible causes for testicular and scrotal masses. It is also aimed at the General Practitioner. It has good pictures too! Highly Recommended!!
- The Management Of Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer - A very good overview of the treatment of all stages of nonseminoma. It is aimed at a medical audience, but it is readable. Highly Recommended!!
- Managing testicular cancer - A good overview of the origin and management of testicular tumors. Highly Recommended!!
- Prognostic Factors in Low-Stage Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer - An excellent article discussing prognostic factors and their impact on the treatment decision.
- Testicular
Cancer: Maintaining the High Cure Rate - A reminder that curing the patient comes first, and caution should be used when trying to mitigate side effects or reduce toxicity.
- Testicular Cancer: Current Management - From the Bombay Hospital Journal
- eMedicine.com has produced a number of general articles related to Testicular Cancer. They are normally of high quality, but there is often a lot of overlap in coverage. Articles of general interest include:
Germ Cell Tumors,
Testicular Nonseminomas,
Testicular Choriocarcinoma,
Testicular Seminoma,
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors,
Germinomas, and
Ovarian Dysgerminomas
- Long-Term Medical Care of Testicular Cancer Survivors - This excellent article discusses a primary care physician's evaluation and management of a long term survivor of testicular cancer.
| Oncology | Back to Top |
- Chemotherapy of Testis Cancer - A nice even-handed article.
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Detection of recurrence in patients with clinical stage I nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors and consequences for further follow-up: a single-center 10-year
experience.
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The
importance of a new tumor marker TRA-1-60 in the follow-up of patients with clinical stage I nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors.
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Complications
of venous access ports in 132 patients with disseminated testicular cancer
treated with polychemotherapy.
- High-Dose Chemotherapy Regimen Found to Be Effective in Treating Patients with Advanced Germ-Cell Cancer
- High-Dose Chemotherapy in Poor-Risk Germ-Cell Tumors
- Late Recurrence of Seminoma
- Thoracic metastasis in testicular carcinoma
- Etoposide's Effect On Chromosomes May Explain Secondary Cancers
- Thoracotomy
for postchemotherapy resection of pulmonary residual tumor mass in patients with
nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors: aggressive surgical resection is justified.
- Prevention of Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis After Adenovirus-mediated Transfer of the Bacterial Bleomycin Resistance Gene (research)
- Less-Is-More Approach May Work for Detecting Cancer Recurrence
- Serum Creatinine Level During Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer as a Possible Predictor of Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Toxicity
- Neutropenic Colitis as a Complication of High-dose Chemotherapy for Refractory Testicular Cancer
- Spontaneous Regression of Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor
- New Perspectives on an Old Friend: Optimizing Carboplatin for the Treatment of Solid Tumors - Carboplatin should not be used as a primary treatment of testicular germ cell tumors.
| Urology | Back to Top |
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Current Status of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection and Testicular Cancer: When to Operate - A great article from Drs Foster and Bihrle
- Role of RPLND in the Management of Testicular Cancer
- Complications
of the postchemotherapy resection of retroperitoneal residual tumor mass in patients with nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors.
- Current Role of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Testicular Cancer
- Evolution of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
- Testicular pain as the sole presentation of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection - Treatment outline for a wide variety of testicular tumors, with a detailed discussion of the RPLND. From eMedicine.com
| Radiation Oncology | Back to Top |
- Controversies in the Management of Stage I Seminoma
- Postoperative radiotherapy for stage I/II seminoma: results for 212 patients
- Treatment outcome, body image, and sexual functioning after orchiectomy and radiotherapy for Stage IŠII testicular seminoma
- The use of preferences to measure the benefit of adjuvant radiation therapy for stage I seminoma
- Radiotherapy of testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN): a novel treatment regimen for a rare disease
- Radiotherapy for stage II testicular seminoma
- How iliopelvic lymphoscintigraphy can affect the definition of planning target volume in radiation therapy of pelvic and testicular tumors
| Pediatrics | Back to Top |
- The adolescent male genital examination: What's normal and what's not - An excellent review of the many things a teenager worries about.
- Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors - A good general article.
- Teratomas in Infancy and Childhood: A 10 Year Experience
- Management of the impalpable testis: the role of laparoscopy
- Survival and endocrine outome after testicular relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Cryptorchidism - Treatment outline from eMedicine.com
| Pathology | Back to Top |
- Pathology Protocols for Incisional Biopsy, Radical Orchiectomy, Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy (RPLND), and Cytologic Evaluation of Metastatic Sites. Outstanding Pathology instructions from Dr Thomas Ulbright of Indiana University. (WORD File)
- Ki-A10, a Germ Cell Nuclear Antigen Retained in a Subset of Germ Cell-Derived Tumors
- Transcription Factor GATA-4 Is Expressed in Pediatric Yolk Sac Tumors
- Doping analysis of serum leading to a diagnosis of testicular tumour
- Frequent Fas Gene Mutations in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
| Radiology | Back to Top |
- Ultrasound of the Testis and Scrotum, Introduction, Part I - From the web archive, so unfortunately the pictures don't load.
- Ultrasound of the Testis and Scrotum, Applications, Part II - From the web archive, so unfortunately the pictures don't load.
- Ultrasound Findings of Acute Idiopathic Scrotal Edema
- Scrotal Ultrasound: Recent Advances Including Color Doppler
- Testicular seminoma diagnosed by annual ultrasonography for microlithiasis
- Urologic Imaging Without X-rays: Ultrasound, MRI, and Nuclear Medicine - Includes a good discussion of the scrotal ultrasound. From eMedicine.com
- Detection of Scrotal Pathology with Ultrasound - An Online CME Course from GE Medical Systems.
| Epidemiology | Back to Top |
- Western and Eastern European trends in testicular cancer mortality
- Risk of testicular cancer in subfertile men: case-control study
- Risk of testicular cancer in cohort of boys with cryptorchidism - Editorial Response to this Article
- Prevalence of carcinoma in situ of the testis in 207 oligozoospermic men from infertile couples: prospective study of testicular biopsies - Editorial Response to this article
- Editorial: Is the human testis still an organ at risk?
- Survival of Testicular Cancer Patients in Osaka, Japan
- Testicular cancer risk in relation to use of disposable nappies
| Endocrinology / Hormone Replacement | Back to Top |
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone replacement therapy for men
- Androgen Replacement Therapy for Male Hypogonadism - Despite what it says, CME credit is NOT available for this article.
- Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, and Safety of a Permeation-Enhanced Testosterone Transdermal System in Comparison with Bi-Weekly Injections of Testosterone Enanthate for the Treatment of Hypogonadal Men
- Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Bone Mineral Density in Men Over 65 Years of Age
- If Testosterone, Which Testosterone? Which Androgen Regimen Should be Used for Supplementation in Older Men? Formulation, Dosing, and Monitoring Issues
- Which Testosterone Assay Should Be Used In Older Men?
- Outcomes of Long-Term Testosterone Replacement in Older Hypogonadal Males: A Retrospective Analysis
- Testosterone Replacement Increases Fat-Free Mass and Muscle Size in Hypogonadal Men
- Emerging Issues in Androgen Replacement Therapy
- Stereological Evaluation of Human Spermatogenesis after Suppression by Testosterone Treatment: Heterogeneous Pattern of Spermatogenic Impairment
- A Pragmatic Approach to Androgen Replacement in Older Men: Risks vs. Benefits
| Fertility / Andrology | Back to Top |
- Risk of testicular cancer in men with abnormal semen characteristics: Cohort study
- Editorial: Testicular cancer and infertility
- Cancer and Male Factor Infertility
- Management of Male Infertility
| Non-Germ Cell Tumors | Back to Top |
- Scrotal Leiomyoma
- Intratesticular Adenomatoid Tumor Radiographically Mimicking A Primary Testicular Malignancy
- Benign Cystic Teratoma
- Problems in Lymphoma Management: Special Sites of Presentation - Lymphoma of the Testes
- Leydig Cell Tumors - Treatment outline from eMedicine.com
| Psychology | Back to Top |
- Evaluation of adjuvant psychological therapy in patients with testicular cancer: randomised controlled trial - Editorial Response to this article
- Getting Past the Fear: Doctors, Survivors Talk About Cancer
- Counseling Cancer Patients About Changes in Sexual Function
- Guidelines for Telling the Truth to Cancer Patients - Note that this is a Japanese Journal.
| Basic Research | Back to Top |
