Treatment of testicular tumors

Tratamiento de los tumores del testículo

Lockhart, Jorge L.

Resumen:

The author refers to the experience of Duke University in the treatment of 134 testicle tumors. He sets forth general guidelines for treatment according to the tumor's evolutive stage, as per the classification proposed by Mostofi. Stress is laid on the importance of Markers (H.G. C. and A.F.P.) in the patient's evolution, as an index for detecting the tumor's presence.The author concludes that improvement in results obtained in the treatment of these tumors is due to: 1. Aggressive surgical therapy of primary tumor and regional lymph nodes.2. The considerable value of radiotherapy in seminomas.3. New chemiotherapeutic programs.4. N ew radioinmunotests for Markers, which are essential for determining prognosis and response to the treatment employed.


El autor refiere la experiencia de la Universidad de Duke en el tratamienlto de 134 tumores del testículo. Establece las directivas generales del tratamiento de acuerdo al estadioevolutivo del tumor según la clasificación propuesta por Mostofi. Se resalta la importancia del raidioinmuno ensayo (GP y AFP) en la evolución del enfermo como índice para detectar la presencia de tumor.Concluye que la mejoría en los resultados obtenidos en el tratamiento de estos tumores se debe a:1. La terapéutica quirúrgica agresiva con el tumor primario y los linfáticos regionales. 2. Importante valor de la radioterapia en el seminoma.3. Nuevos programas quimioterápicos.4. Nuevos test radioinmuno ensayo para los Markers, esenciales en la determinación del pronóstico y la respuesta al tratamiento instituido.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1978
neoplasias testiculares
testicular neoplasms
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Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2963
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Resumen:
Sumario:The author refers to the experience of Duke University in the treatment of 134 testicle tumors. He sets forth general guidelines for treatment according to the tumor's evolutive stage, as per the classification proposed by Mostofi. Stress is laid on the importance of Markers (H.G. C. and A.F.P.) in the patient's evolution, as an index for detecting the tumor's presence.The author concludes that improvement in results obtained in the treatment of these tumors is due to: 1. Aggressive surgical therapy of primary tumor and regional lymph nodes.2. The considerable value of radiotherapy in seminomas.3. New chemiotherapeutic programs.4. N ew radioinmunotests for Markers, which are essential for determining prognosis and response to the treatment employed.