LEYDIG-CELL TUMOR - COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF RADICAL AND TESTIS-SPARING SURGERY IN A SINGLE-CENTER

Between January 1981 and December 1995, 15 patients were treated for L eydig cell tumor at our institution - 12 by radical orchiectomy, 3 by tumor enucleation. AU patients were contacted to assess the long-term outcome depending on the treatment initially chosen. Follow-up ranged from 8 to 161 months (mean 56). In no case was progressive disease doc umented, in 1 case local recurrence was witnessed 4 months after tumor enucleation despite negative resection margins. We conclude that a sm all Leydig cell tumor can safely be managed by local enucleation alone .