I. Leibovitch et al., THE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PROCEDURAL DEVIATIONS DURING ORCHIECTOMYFOR NONSEMINOMATOUS TESTIS CANCER, The Journal of urology, 154(3), 1995, pp. 935-939
Purpose: The clinical implications of procedural deviations during orc
hiectomy for nonseminomatous testis cancer were evaluated. Materials a
nd Methods: A retrospective review was done of 78 of 1,708 patients (4
.6%) with nonseminomatous testis cancer who presented to our universit
y following scrotal violation. Results: A total of 56 patients (71.8%)
underwent hemi-scrotectomy as part of treatment. A tumor was found in
6 of 56 hemi-scrotectomy specimens (10.7%) and 3 showed local recurre
nce. Of the 78 patients 5 (6.4%) had local recurrence, while 1 of 30 (
3.3%) with scrotal specimens negative for tumor had recurrence in the
groin. No patient treated by chemotherapy had local recurrence. Conclu
sions: Scrotal violation was associated with an increased risk for loc
al recurrence mainly when a residual tumor in the scrotectomy specimen
was found. The role of hemi-scrotectomy to avoid of local or systemic
relapse is debatable.