Physician Oriented Information on 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 Case Studies, Tumor Markers, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors, Images, and Urology.

• NCI Information for Physicians (In Spanish)
• Testicular Cancer - An outstanding collection of professional articles and resources on the treatment of testicular cancer.
• Testicular Cancer CME Programs - A query on SearchMedica for current CME programs available on testicular cancer.
• Testicular Carcinoma - From a lecture on the Male GU system
• Best follow-up for testicular cancer? - Advice from Larry Einhorn.
• Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgruppe Hodentumoren - An excellent German Language site.

• Scrotal Examination: Method of Exam, Abnormal Findings- Instructions for the Physician
• Gynecomastia - Treatment outline from eMedicine.com
• Detection of Scrotal Pathology with Ultrasound - An Online CME Course from GE Medical Systems.

• Testis: Protocol applies to all malignant germ cell and malignant sex cord-stromal tumors of the testis, exclusive of paratesticular malignancies (PDF) Outstanding Pathology instructions from Dr Thomas Ulbright of Indiana University. (Word File)
• Testicular Tumors: Morphology and Differential Diagnosis - Course Materials from College of American Pathologists 2007 Meeting.
• Orchiectomy Evaluation- Instructions for the Pathologist

• 29th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie (2007)
  • Plenary Session #10: This page includes webcasts entitled "Hypogonadism" and "Testosterone Deficiency"
  
  
• American Urological Association Meeting 2007:
• Named Lectures: This page includes a webcast entitled "Testosterone Deficiency: A Challenge for the Urologist"
• Take Home Messages This page a wide variety of webcasts, including one on "Testis Cancer"


• 22nd Congress of the European Association of Urology 2007:
• Plenary Session 3 This page includes a webcast entitled "State-of-the-art lecture
  Testosterone and sexual function: Myths and facts"
• ESU Course 24: Penile and testicular cancer This page includes webcasts on early and advanced stages of testicular cancer.
• ESU Course 28: Testosterone deficiency and men’s health


• American Urological Association Meeting 2006:
• State of the Art Lectures: This page includes webcasts entitled "Parenthood after Chemotherapy" and "Endocrine Disorders Affecting Male Fertility"
• Point / Counterpoint: This page includes a webcast entitled "Andropause: Is it Safe to Treat?"
• Take Home Messages This page a wide variety of webcasts, including one on "Testis Cancer"


• 21st Congress of the European Association of Urology 2006:
• Plenary Session 2 This page includes a webcast entitled "State-of-the-art lecture: Testosterone supplementation in ageing male"
• ESU Course 22: Penile and testicular cancer: This page includes webcasts on early and advanced stages of testicular cancer.


• American Urological Association Meeting 2004:
• State of the Art Lectures: This page includes a webcast entitled "Testicular Microlithiasis: Problems"


• American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting 2003 - This meeting produced a number of interesting presentations:
  • Three experts presented during "Controversies in the Management of Testis Cancer" - Lawrence Einhorn, Richard Foster, and Sophie Fossa
  • Four interesting topics were covered in the Scientific Program:
    • The optimal chemotherapy regimen for good-risk metastatic non seminomatous germ cell tumors is 3 cycles of Bleomycin, Etoposide and Cisplatin : Mature results of a randomized trial
    • FDG-PET as prognostic indicator for seminoma residuals: An update from the multicenter SEMPET study
    • Long-term survival after high-dose salvage chemotherapy for germ cell malignancies with adverse prognostic variables
    • New Directions in the Management of Germ Cell Tumors


• American Urological Association Meeting 2003:
• State of the Art Lectures: This page includes webcasts entitled "Long Term Consequences of Testicular Cancer Treatment", "Sperm Banking - When, Where and How?", "Iatrogenic Causes of Male Infertility", "Cost Comparisons of Infertility Treatment", and "Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male and Female"


• European Association of Urology Meeting 2003, Panel Discussion: Does Andropause Require Treatment?


• 26th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie (2002)
  • Plenary Session #2: This page includes webcasts entitled "The management of positive lymph nodes in patients with non-seminomatous germ cell tumours", "Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Stage 2 Non-Seminoma", and "Surgical Management of Low Stage"
  
  
• American Urological Association Meeting 2002:
  • State of the Art Lectures: This page includes a webcast entitled "Role of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Nonseminomatous Testicular Tumors"


• Society of Urologic Oncology/National Cancer Institute Meeting 2003
  • What Causes Testicular Cancer <Transcript>- Making the case for Ochratoxin A
  • The following presentations covered a variety of topics related to the treatment of Stage I nonseminoma.
    • Management of Stage I Testis Cancer - Paul Lange, M.D. <Transcript>
    • Open Lymphadenectomy is the Gold Standard - Joel Sheinfeld, M.D. <Transcript>
    • Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy - Louis Kavoussi, M.D. <Transcript>
    • Primary Chemotherapy - George Bosl, M.D. <Transcript> - This is a very good discussion as to why adjuvant chemotherapy is not a good idea.
    • Discussion: Drs. Lange, Sheinfeld, Kavoussi, and Bosl <Transcript>


• Society of Urologic Oncology/National Cancer Institute Meeting 2002
  • Surveillance for Testicular Cancer in 2002/Seminoma/Non-Seminoma - Mary Gospodarowicz, M.D. <Transcript>
  • Anatomy, Technique, and Results of Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection - Georg Bartsch, M.D. <Transcript>
  • Hereditary Testicular Cancer: Clinical Implications - Mark Greene, M.D. <Transcript>
  • Discussion Panelists: Moul, Gospodarowicz, Bartsch, Greene <Transcript>

• Ongoing Testicular Cancer Clinical Trials - A long list of current trials related to testicular cancer.

• 1997 Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide - Testicular Tumors - From the Naval Operational Medical Institute.