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Oncological and functional outcomes after testis-sparing surgery in patients with germ cell tumors: a systematic review of 285 cases.

Josias Bastian GroggZeynep Hafza DursunJoerg BeyerDaniel EberliCedric PoyetThomas HermannsChristian Daniel Fankhauser
Published in: World journal of urology (2022)
The current data questions the benefits of TSS in tGCT patients. If at all, TSS should only be offered to well-informed patients with a singular testicle, excellent compliance, a singular tumor less than 2 cm located at the lower pole of the testicle, and normal preoperative endocrine function. Unless patients plan to father a child within a short time frame, adjuvant testicular radiotherapy should be recommended after TSS. Radical orchiectomy remains the standard of care, but future studies may support the use of TSS in selected men.
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