‘Burned‐Out’ primary testicular tumour: Is retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy mandatory prior to initiation of chemotherapy? Report of three cases and a review of the literature
Abstract:The term ‘burned‐out’ tumour of the testis describes a spontaneously and completely regressed testicular tumour that presents at the stage of metastasis. We report three cases of burned‐out testicular tumour to illustrate their clinical, radiological and histopathological features and to discuss the hypothesis of the efficacy of early adjuvant chemotherapy without a previous retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy. Subsequent to radical orchiectomy, each pathohistology report revealed testicular hypotrophy or microc… Show more
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