... surveillance. Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients with germ cell tumors in clinical remission, who had normal AFP levels and were followed at our center from 1991 to 2009. 72 patients, with a median follow-up of 50 months, were identified. Results: Of the 72 patients, 57 (79...

... are available; currently in the European Consensus, surveillance is the first choice, considering the overall comparable outcome and the low acute and late toxicity. Adjuvant radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered as alternative options only if the patient declines the surveillance strategy...

...Serkan Keskin; Meltem Ekenel; Mert Başaran; Sevil Bavbek Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of active surveillance after radical orchiectomy in patients with clinical stage I nonseminoma. Patients and Methods: Between 2002 and 2009, the charts of 80 patients who were...