Twenty Years' Experience in Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer in a Tertiary Referral Center

Twenty Years' Experience in Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Cancer in a Tertiary Referral Center

The aim of this study is to evaluate the oncologic and functional outcomes of RPLND as primary treatment (stage I and IIA-IIB with negative markers) or of residual masses after chemotherapy (PC-RPLND) in the treatment of patients with seminomatous and non-seminomatous.

In order to evaluate the role and the͛clinical impact of different surgical techniques of RPLND will be included patients treated with open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted techniques

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the oncologic and functional outcomes of RPLND as primary treatment or residual masses after chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with seminomatous and nonseminomatous tumors.

In order to evaluate the role and clinical impact of different surgical techniques of RPLND will be included patients treated with open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted techniques.

The study will be divided into two phases (a prospective and a retrospective phase):

• Phase 1 prospective is characterized by a multicenter prospective observational study international in which patients, competitively enrolled, undergo RPLND with open, laparoscopic or robot-assisted performed according to standard clinical practice from September 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026 and with 5-year follow-up.
• Retrospective Phase 2 is characterized by a multicenter retrospective international study involving the selection of patients who have already undergone RPLND, from January 2000 to December 2020 with a minimum follow-up of 12 months and data available from medical records, institutional databases, outpatient referrals or follow-up phone calls

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged ≥ 18 years
• RPLND of residual mass after chemotherapy in patient with testicular neoplasm seminomatous or nonseminomatous performed by open, laparoscopic, or robotic technique
• Primary RPLND for seminomatous or nonseminomatous testicular neoplasm of stage I or IIA-IIB with negative markers performed with open, laparoscopic or robotic technique
• RPLND performed by open, laparoscopic, or robotic technique for the treatment of tumors seminomatous or nonseminomatous chemiorefractory testicular tumors progressing after I and II line of chemotherapy
• Acquisition of informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

• Patient with comorbidities with contraindication to surgery
• Hemorrhagic diathesis

RETROSPECTIVE PHASE. Patients with the same inclusion and exclusion criteria as in the prospective phase and already undergoing RPLND surgery with open, laparoscopic, or robotic technique from January 2000 to December 2020 in the͛framework of the normal course of care with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. (estimated to include approximately 120 patients).