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KMID : 0358320150560070540
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Korean Journal of Urology
2015 Volume.56 No. 7 p.540 ~ p.544
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for stage IIIb mixed germ cell testicular cancer after chemotherapy
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Lee Sang-Hyub
Kim Dong-Soo
Chang Sung-Goo
Jeon Seung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, especially when performed with the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical), has shown excellent cosmetic results with similar oncologic outcomes to those of open surgery. In this study, we present a case of robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection performed in an 18-year-old man who was diagnosed with a stage IIIb mixed germ cell tumor and who was initially treated with radical orchiectomy, followed by chemotherapy. This case shows that robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is technically feasible, safe, and cosmetically favorable, even when performed on patients with high-stage disease or after chemotherapy.
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KEYWORD
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Lymph node excision , Robotic surgical procedures , Testicular neoplasms
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