Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 135 No. 11-12, 2013.
Professional paper
CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATMENT AND MONITORING PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR CANCER – CROATIAN ONCOLOGY SOCIETY AND CROATIAN UROLOGY SOCIETY, CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Mislav Grgić
Ante Bolanča
Dubravka Ledina
Damir Gugić
Mladen Solarić
Tomislav Omrčen
Robert Zorica
Josip Galić
Davor Trnski
Josip Pasini
Ranka Štern Padovan
Marija Petković
Antonija Balenović
Antonio Juretić
Željko Kaštelan
Marija Gamulin
Abstract
Testicular tumors are the most common solid tumors in men between 15 and 34 years of age. The worldwide incidence of these tumors has doubled in the past 40 years. Germ cell tumors comprise 95% of malignant tumors arising in the testes and they are classified either as seminoma or nonseminoma. Testicular cancers have a high cure rates even in disseminated stage of the disease. The chemotherapy mostly contributed to these results but surgery is an inevitable part of successful treatment. In a significant number of these patients treatment algorithms with minimum side effects are designed with the intention to maintain same cure rates as previously used, more aggressive therapy. The following text presents the clinical guidelines in order to standardize the procedures and criteria for diagnosis, management, treatment and follow-up of patients with testicular cancer in Republic of Croatia.
Keywords
Testicular neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Practice guidelines as topic; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
172505
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Publication date:
30.12.2013.
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