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von der Maase H, Giwercman A, Müller J, et al. Management of carcinoma-in-situ of the testis. Int J Androl. 1987;10(1):209-20doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x.
von der Maase, H., Giwercman, A., Müller, J., & Skakkebaek, N. E. (1987). Management of carcinoma-in-situ of the testis. International journal of andrology, 10(1), 209-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x
von der Maase, H, et al. "Management of carcinoma-in-situ of the testis." International journal of andrology vol. 10,1 (1987): 209-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x
von der Maase H, Giwercman A, Müller J, Skakkebaek NE. Management of carcinoma-in-situ of the testis. Int J Androl. 1987 Feb;10(1):209-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x. PMID: 2438219.
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Int J Androl. 1987 Feb;10(1):209-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x.

Management of carcinoma-in-situ of the testis.

International journal of andrology

H von der Maase, A Giwercman, J Müller, N E Skakkebaek

PMID: 2438219 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1987.tb00186.x

Abstract

Carcinoma-in-situ (CIS) of the testis progresses to invasive cancer within 5 years in 50% of cases, and therefore requires therapeutic intervention. CIS is probably eradicated by intensive cancer chemotherapy but this is too toxic for the management of non-invasive disease. Eight patients with unilateral testicular cancer and contralateral CIS received localized irradiation (20 Gy in ten fractions of 2 Gy) to the remaining testis: after 3 months the CIS cells had disappeared and 'Sertoli-cell-only' tubules were found. LH and FSH levels were elevated but testosterone levels remained fairly constant. Localized irradiation should be considered as the treatment of CIS in the contralateral testis of testicular tumour patients unless chemotherapy is indicated for the primary tumour. Unilateral orchidectomy is recommended for unilateral CIS associated with infertility or testicular maldescent. Localized testicular irradiation should now be considered for bilateral disease. Patients with the androgen insensitivity syndrome should normally be treated with bilateral orchidectomy, but irradiation may be useful in selected cases.

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