Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Testicular Cancer

  • Chapter
Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

  • 2805 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • American Joint Committee on Cancer (2002) Cancer staging manual, 6th edn. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Aass N, Fossa SD, Host H (1992) Acute and subacute side effects due to infra-diaphragmatic radiotherapy for testicular cancer: a prospective study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 22:1057–1064

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Akimoto T, Takahashi I, Takahashi M et al (1997) Long-term outcome of postorchidectomy radiation therapy for stage I and II testicular seminoma. Anticancer Res 17:3781–3785

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Amin AM, Mason C, Rowe P (2001) Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum following abdominal radiotherapy. Eur J Surg Oncol 27:214–215

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Anscher MS, Marks LB, Shipley WU (1992) The role of radiotherapy in patients with advanced seminomatous germ cell tumors. Controversies in management, part 2. Oncology (Huntingt) 6:97–104

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ball D, Barrett A, Peckham MJ (1982) The management of metastatic seminoma testis. Cancer 50:2289–2294

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bauman GS, Venkatesan VM, Ago CT et al (1998a) Postoperative radiotherapy for stage I/II seminoma: results for 212 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 42:313–317

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bauman GS, Venkatesan VM, Ago CT, Radwan JS, Dar AR, Winquist EW (1998b) Postoperative radiotherapy for stage I/II seminoma: results for 212 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 42:313–317

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bieri S, Rouzaud M, Miralbell R (1999) Seminoma of the testis: is scrotal shielding necessary when radiotherapy is limited to the para-aortic nodes? Radiother Oncol 50:349–353

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bokemeyer C, Schmoll HJ (1993) Secondary neoplasms following treatment of malignant germ cell tumors. J Clin Oncol 11:1703–1709

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bokemeyer C, Schmoll HJ (1995) Treatment of testicular cancer and the development of secondary malignancies. J Clin Oncol 13:83–292

    Google Scholar 

  • Bokemeyer C, Schmoll HJ, Schoffski P et al (1993) Bilateral testicular tumors: prevalence and clinical implications. Eur J Cancer 29A:874–876

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Centola GM, Keller JW, Henzler M et al (1994) Effect of low-dose testicular irradiation on sperm count and fertility in patients with testicular seminoma. J Androl 15:608–613

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Christensen TB, Daugaard G, Geertsen PF et al (1998) Effect of chemotherapy on carcinoma in situ of the testis. Ann Oncol 9:657–660

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chung PW, Gospodarowicz MK, Panzarella T et al (2004) Stage II testicular seminoma: patterns of recurrence and outcome of treatment. Eur Urol 45:754–759

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Classen J, Dieckmann KP, Loy V et al (1998) Testicular intraepithelial neoplasms (TIN). An indication for radiotherapy? Strahlenther Onkol 174:173–177

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Classen J, Dieckmann K, Bamberg M et al (2003a) Radiotherapy with 16 Gy may fail to eradicate testicular intraepithelial neoplasia: preliminary communication of a dose-reduction trial of the German Testicular Cancer Study Group. Br J Cancer 88:828–831

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Classen J, Schmidberger H, Meisner C et al (2003b) Radiotherapy for stages IIA/B testicular seminoma: final report of a prospective multicenter clinical trial. J Clin Oncol 21:1101–1106

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Clemm C, Hartenstein R, Willich N et al (1986) Vinblastine-ifosfamide-cisplatin treatment of bulky seminoma. Cancer 58:2203–2207

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Coffin CM, Ewing S, Dehner LP (1985) Frequency of intratubular germ cell neoplasia with invasive testicular germ cell tumors. Histologic and immunocytochemical features. Arch Pathol Lab Med 109:555–559

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Coia LR, Hanks GE (1988) Complications from large field intermediate dose infradiaphragmatic radiation: an analysis of the patterns of care outcome studies for Hodgkin’s disease and seminoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 15:29–35

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Daniels JL Jr, Stutzman RE, McLeod DG (1981) A comparison of testicular tumors in black and white patients. J Urol 125:341–342

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP (1988) Residual carcinoma-in-situ of contralateral testis after chemotherapy. Lancet 1:765

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP, Besserer A, Loy V (1993) Low-dose radiation therapy for testicular intraepithelial neoplasia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 119:355–359

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP, Lauke H, Michl U et al (2002) Testicular germ cell cancer despite previous local radiotherapy to the testis. Eur Urol 41:643–649

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP, Loy V (1994) Management of contralateral testicular intraepithelial neoplasia in patients with testicular germ-cell tumor. World J Urol 12:131–135

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP, Loy V (1996) Prevalence of contralateral testicular intraepithelial neoplasia in patients with testicular germ cell neoplasms. J Clin Oncol 14:3126–3132

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dieckmann KP, Skakkebaek NE (1999) Carcinoma in situ of the testis: review of biological and clinical features. Int J Cancer 83:815–822

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dos SS, I Swerdlow AJ, Stiller CA et al (1999) Incidence of testicular germ-cell malignancies in England and Wales: trends in children compared with adults. Int J Cancer 83:630–634

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Duchesne GM, Stenning SP, Aass N et al (1997) Radiotherapy after chemotherapy for metastatic seminoma — a diminishing role. MRC Testicular Tumour Working Party. Eur J Cancer 33:829–835

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Emami B, Lyman J, Brown A et al (1991) Tolerance of normal tissue to therapeutic irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 21:109–122

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fossa SD (2004) Long-term sequelae after cancer therapy — survivorship after treatment for testicular cancer. Acta Oncol 43:134–141

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Fossa SD, Aass N, Kaalhus O (1989) Radiotherapy for testicular seminoma stage I: treatment results and long-term post-irradiation morbidity in 365 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 16:383–388

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fossa SD, Langmark F, Aass N et al (1990) Second non-germ cell malignancies after radiotherapy of testicular cancer with or without chemotherapy. Br J Cancer 61:639–643

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fossa SD, Horwich A, Russell JM et al (1999) Optimal planning target volume for stage I testicular seminoma: a Medical Research Council randomized trial. Medical Research Council Testicular Tumor Working Group. J Clin Oncol 17:1146

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Fraass BA, Kinsella TJ, Harrington FS et al (1985) Peripheral dose to the testes: the design and clinical use of a practical and effective gonadal shield. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 11:609–615

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Giacchetti S, Raoul Y, Wibault P et al (1993) Treatment of stage I testis seminoma by radiotherapy: long-term results — a 30 year experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 27:3–9

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gordon W Jr, Siegmund K, Stanisic TH et al (1997) A study of reproductive function in patients with seminoma treated with radiotherapy and orchidectomy: (SWOG-8711). Southwest Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 38:83–94

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Greist A, Einhorn LH, Williams SD et al (1984) Pathologic findings at orchiectomy following chemotherapy for disseminated testicular cancer. J Clin Oncol 2:1025–1027

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gurkaynak M, Akyol F, Zorlu F et al (2003) Stage I testicular seminoma: para-aortic and iliac irradiation with reduced dose after orchiectomy. Urol Int 71:385–388

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hahn EW, Feingold SM, Simpson L et al (1982) Recovery from aspermia induced by low-dose radiation in seminoma patients. Cancer 50:337–340

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hamilton C, Horwich A, Easton D et al (1986) Radiotherapy for stage I seminoma testis: results of treatment and complications. Radiother Oncol 6:115–120

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hanks GE, Peters T, Owen J (1992) Seminoma of the testis: long-term beneficial and deleterious results of radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 24:913–919

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hansen PV, Trykker H, Svennekjaer IL et al (1990) Long-term recovery of spermatogenesis after radiotherapy in patients with testicular cancer. Radiother Oncol 18:117–125

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hay JH, Duncan W, Kerr GR (1984) Subsequent malignancies in patients irradiated for testicular tumors. Br J Radiol 57:597–602

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Herr HW, Sheinfeld J, Puc HS et al (1997) Surgery for a postchemotherapy residual mass in seminoma. J Urol 157:860–862

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Horwich A, Bell J (1994) Mortality and cancer incidence following radiotherapy for seminoma of the testis. Radiother Oncol 30:193–198

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Horwich A, Alsanjari N, A’Hern R et al (1992a) Surveillance following orchidectomy for stage I testicular seminoma. Br J Cancer 65:775–778

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Horwich A, Dearnaley DP, A’Hern R et al (1992b) The activity of single-agent carboplatin in advanced seminoma. Eur J Cancer 28A:1307–1310

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Horwich A, Paluchowska B, Norman A et al (1997) Residual mass following chemotherapy of seminoma. Ann Oncol 8:37–40

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jacobsen GK, Henriksen OB, von der Masse H (1981) Carcinoma in situ of testicular tissue adjacent to malignant germ-cell tumors: a study of 105 cases. Cancer 47:2660–2662

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jacobsen GK, Mellemgaard A, Engelholm SA et al (1993) Increased incidence of sarcoma in patients treated for testicular seminoma. Eur J Cancer 29A:664–668

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jacobsen KD, Olsen DR, Fossa K et al (1997) External beam abdominal radiotherapy in patients with seminoma stage I: field type testicular dose and spermatogenesis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 38:95–102

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jones WG, Fossa SD, Mead GM (2001) A randomized trial of two radiotherapy schedules in the adjuvant treatment of stage I seminoma (MRC TE18). Eur J Cancer 37:5157

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kazem I, Danella JF (1999) Organ preservation for the treatment of contralateral testicular seminoma. Radiother Oncol 53:45–47

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Khoo VS, Rainford K, Horwich A et al (1997) The effect of antiemetics and reduced radiation fields on acute gastrointestinal morbidity of adjuvant radiotherapy in stage I seminoma of the testis: a randomized pilot study. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 9:252–257

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kiricuta IC, Sauer J, Bohndorf W (1996) Omission of the pelvic irradiation in stage I testicular seminoma: a study of postorchiectomy paraaortic radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 35:293–298

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kleinerman RA, Liebermann JV, Li FP (1985) Second cancer following cancer of the male genital system in Connecticut 1935–1982. Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 68:139–147

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kubo H, Shipley WU (1982) Reduction of the scatter dose to the testicle outside the radiation treatment fields. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 8:1741–1174

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Logue JP, Harris MA, Livsey JE et al (2003) Short course paraaortic radiation for stage I seminoma of the testis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57:1304–1309

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Maier JG, Sulak MH, Mittemeyer BT (1968) Seminoma of the testis: analysis of treatment success and failure. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 102:596–602

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mason BR, Kearsley JH (1988) Radiotherapy for stage II testicular seminoma: the prognostic influence of tumor bulk. J Clin Oncol 6:1856–1862

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Melchior D, Hammer P, Fimmers R et al (2001) Long term results and morbidity of paraaortic compared with paraaortic and iliac adjuvant radiation in clinical stage I seminoma. Anticancer Res 21:2989–2993

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Miki T, Nonomura N, Saiki S et al (1998) Long-term results of adjuvant irradiation or surveillance in stage I testicular seminoma. Int J Urol 5:357–360

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moller H, Mellemgaard A, Jacobsen GK et al (1993) Incidence of second primary cancer following testicular cancer. Eur J Cancer 29A:672–676

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Motzer R, Bosl G, Heelan R et al (1987) Residual mass: an indication for further therapy in patients with advanced seminoma following systemic chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol 5:1064–1070

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Motzer RJ, Bosl GJ, Geller NL et al (1988) Advanced seminoma: the role of chemotherapy and adjunctive surgery. Ann Intern Med 108:513–518

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Niewald M, Waziri A, Walter K et al (1995) Low-dose radiotherapy for stage I seminoma: early results. Radiother Oncol 37:164–166

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Nijman JM, Schraffordt KH, Kremer J et al (1987) Gonadal function after surgery and chemotherapy in men with stage II and III nonseminomatous testicular tumors. J Clin Oncol 5:651–656

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ohyama C, Kyan A, Satoh M et al (2002) Bilateral testicular tumors: a report of nine cases with long-term follow-up. Int J Urol 9:173–177

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Peckham MJ, Horwich A, Hendry WF (1985) Advanced seminoma: treatment with cis-platinum-based combination chemotherapy or carboplatin (JM8). Br J Cancer 52:7–13

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Perez CA, Brady LW, Halperin EC, Schmidt-Ullrich RK (2005) Principles and practice of radiation oncology, 4th edn. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia

    Google Scholar 

  • Petersen PM, Giwercman A, Hansen SW et al (1999) Impaired testicular function in patients with carcinoma-in-situ of the testis. J Clin Oncol 17:173–179

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Petersen PM, Giwercman A, Daugaard G et al (2002) Effect of graded testicular doses of radiotherapy in patients treated for carcinoma-in-situ in the testis. J Clin Oncol 20:1537–1543

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Power DA, Brown RS, Brock CS et al (2001) Trends in testicular carcinoma in England and Wales 1971–1999. BJU Int 87:361–365

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Puc HS, Heelan R, Mazumdar M et al (1996) Management of residual mass in advanced seminoma: results and recommendations from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. J Clin Oncol 14:454–460

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ravi R, Ong J, Oliver RT et al (1999) The management of residual masses after chemotherapy in metastatic seminoma. BJU Int 83:649–653

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ray B, Hajdu SI, Whitmore WF Jr (1974) Proceedings: distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases in testicular germinal tumors. Cancer 33:340–348

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Read G, Johnston RJ (1993) Short duration radiotherapy in stage I seminoma of the testis: preliminary results of a prospective study. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 5:364–366

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Saiki S, Kinouchi T, Usami M et al (1997) Glioblastoma multiforme after radiotherapy for metastatic brain tumor of testicular cancer. Int J Urol 4:527–529

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Santoni R, Barbera F, Bertoni F et al (2003) Stage I seminoma of the testis: a bi-institutional retrospective analysis of patients treated with radiation therapy only. BJU Int 92:47–52

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schmidberger H, Bamberg M, Meisner C et al (1997) Radiotherapy in stage IIA and IIB testicular seminoma with reduced portals: a prospective multicenter study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 39:321–326

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Schultz SM, Einhorn LH, Conces DJ Jr et al (1989) Management of postchemotherapy residual mass in patients with advanced seminoma: Indiana University experience. J Clin Oncol 7:1497–1503

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sedlmayer F, Holtl W, Kozak W et al (2001) Radiotherapy of testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN): a novel treatment regimen for a rare disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 50:909–913

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smith PG, Doll R (1982) Mortality among patients with ankylosing spondylitis after a single treatment course with x rays. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 284:449–460

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sommer K, Brockmann WP, Hubener KH (1990) Treatment results and acute and late toxicity of radiation therapy for testicular seminoma. Cancer 66:259–263

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Speer TW, Sombeck MD, Parsons JT et al (1995) Testicular seminoma: a failure analysis and literature review. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 33:89–97

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Stone JM, Cruickshank DG, Sandeman TF et al (1991) Trebling of the incidence of testicular cancer in victoria Australia (1950–1985). Cancer 68:211–219

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Sultanem K, Souhami L, Benk V et al (1998) Para-aortic irradiation only appears to be adequate treatment for patients with Stage I seminoma of the testis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 40:455–459

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Taylor MB, Carrington BM, Livsey JE et al (2001) The effect of radiotherapy treatment changes on sites of relapse in stage I testicular seminoma. Clin Radiol 56:116–119

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Thomas GM (1986) ‘The role of radiation therapy in all stages and extents of seminoma. Germ cell tumors II. Proceedings of the 2nd germ cell tumor conference, Leeds, 15–19 April 1985. Pergamon, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Thomas GM (1997) Over 20 years of progress in radiation oncology: seminoma. Semin Radiat Oncol 7:135–145

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Thompson IM, Optenberg S, Byers R et al (1999) Increased incidence of testicular cancer in active duty members of the Department of Defense. Urology 53:806–807

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Travis LB, Curtis RE, Storm H et al (1997) Risk of second malignant neoplasms among long-term survivors of testicular cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 89:1429–1439

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vallis KA, Howard GC, Duncan W et al (1995) Radiotherapy for stages I and II testicular seminoma: results and morbidity in 238 patients. Br J Radiol 68:400–405

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Van Leeuwen FE, Stiggelbout AM, van den Belt-Dusebout AW et al (1993) Second cancer risk following testicular cancer: a follow-up study of 1909 patients. J Clin Oncol 11:415–424

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Von der Masse H, Berthelsen JG, Jacobsen GK et al (1985) Carcinoma-in-situ of testis eradicated by chemotherapy. Lancet 1:98

    Google Scholar 

  • Von der Masse H, Giwercman A, Skakkebaek NE (1986a) Radiation treatment of carcinoma-in-situ of testis. Lancet 1:624–625

    Google Scholar 

  • Von der Masse H, Rorth M, Walbom-Jorgensen S et al (1986b) Carcinoma in situ of contralateral testis in patients with testicular germ cell cancer: study of 27 cases in 500 patients. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 293:1398–1401

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Von der Masse H, Meinecke B, Skakkebaek NE (1988) Residual carcinoma-in-situ of contralateral testis after chemotherapy. Lancet 1:477–478

    Google Scholar 

  • Von der Masse H, Specht L, Jacobsen GK et al (1993) Surveillance following orchidectomy for stage I seminoma of the testis. Eur J Cancer 29A:1931–1934

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wanderas EH, Fossa SD, Tretli S (1997) Risk of subsequent non-germ cell cancer after treatment of germ cell cancer in 2006 Norwegian male patients. Eur J Cancer 33:253–262

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Warde P, Gospodarowicz MK, Goodman PJ et al (1993) Results of a policy of surveillance in stage I testicular seminoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 27:11–15

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Warde P, Gospodarowicz M, Panzarella T et al (1998) Management of stage II seminoma. J Clin Oncol 16:290–294

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yeoh E, Razali M, O’Brien PC (1993) Radiation therapy for early stage seminoma of the testis. Analysis of survival and gastrointestinal toxicity in patients treated with modern megavoltage techniques over 10 years. Australas Radiol 37:367–369

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zagars GK, Babaian RJ (1987) Stage I testicular seminoma: rationale for postorchiectomy radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 13:155–162

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zagars GK, Ballo MT, Lee AK et al (2004) Mortality after cure of testicular seminoma. J Clin Oncol 22:640–647

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Radiation Oncology, Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

    Maria Pearse MD, MB, ChB, FRANZCR & Gerard C. Morton MD, MRCPI, FRCPC (Assistant Professor)

Authors
  1. Maria Pearse MD, MB, ChB, FRANZCR
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Gerard C. Morton MD, MRCPI, FRCPC
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Therapeutic Radiation, Oncology MMC 436, University of Minnesota Hospital, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Seymour H. Levitt MD (Professor and Foreign Adjunct Professor) (Professor and Foreign Adjunct Professor)

  2. Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

    Seymour H. Levitt MD (Professor and Foreign Adjunct Professor) (Professor and Foreign Adjunct Professor)

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, UC Davis Medical Center, 4501 X Street, Suite G140, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    James A. Purdy PhD (Professor, Vice Chairman and Chief) (Professor, Vice Chairman and Chief)

  4. Physics Section, UC Davis Medical Center, 4501 X Street, Suite G140, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    James A. Purdy PhD (Professor, Vice Chairman and Chief) (Professor, Vice Chairman and Chief)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Pearse, M., Morton, G.C. (2006). Testicular Cancer. In: Levitt, S.H., Purdy, J.A. (eds) Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35665-7_29

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35665-7_29

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-21338-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-35665-3

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation