Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Testicular Cancer   

Questions discussed in this category



Would surgical margins, evidence of angiolymphatic spread, number of lymph nodes removed during surgery inform your decision? 

VIP can be considered, but given complex psychosocial issues and limited community cancer treatment resources, this question is being asked. 

NCCN guidelines state check at baseline and then as clinically indicated. Some other sources state, can check prior to each cycle of BEP?  What ...

Should treatment be based on current histology (rhabdomyosarcoma) or origin (germ cell)?

There are conflicting reports of increased incidence of bleomycin-induced lung toxicity with G-CSF.

How do you assess risk of tumor lysis syndrome, and is hydration sufficient or should hypouricemic agents be used as well?

In a patient s/p orchiectomy and with pelvic lymphadenopathy, would you consider lymph node biopsy to confirm involvement by non-seminomatous germ cel...


Papers discussed in this category


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Clin Nutr, 2015 Aug 28

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016-02-01

Cancer, 2020 Mar 15

J Clin Oncol, 2021 Apr 06

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The New England journal of medicine, 1981-09-24

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Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2008-01-15

Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 2001 Aug

JAMA Netw Open, 2021 Aug 02

J Clin Oncol, 2019 Jun 10

The New England journal of medicine, 2007-07-26

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2017-04-01