Short duration radiotherapy in stage I seminoma of the testis: preliminary results of a prospective study.
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Department of Radiotherapy, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
1993
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Ninety-four patients with Stage I seminoma of the testis, treated between November 1989 and December 1991, received short duration radiotherapy (2000 cGy in 8 fractions) to the para-aortic area only. The treatment was well tolerated and, after a median follow-up time of 34 months (minimum 15 months), no patient has relapsed in the abdomen. One patient developed an apparently solitary distant metastasis from a latent teratoma and is disease free after chemotherapy. This form of radiotherapy would appear to be well-tolerated with a low relapse rate. It offers the advantage of a simpler and shorter technique compared with conventional therapy and avoids the necessity of intensive surveillance to detect relapse.Citation
Short duration radiotherapy in stage I seminoma of the testis: preliminary results of a prospective study. 1993, 5 (6):364-6 Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)Journal
Clinical OncologyDOI
10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80087-1PubMed ID
8305356Type
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0936-6555ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80087-1
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