title: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in a patient with stage 1 testicular carcinoma.
abstract: Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical techniques are being increasingly applied to the treatment of urological diseases. We report a case of a laparoscopically performed modified bilateral retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for clinical stage 1 testicular cancer. The laparoscopic surgical approach to the retroperitoneal nodes is a technically feasible procedure that can remove lymph node tissue from all primary landing sites for testicular cancer metastases with potentially decreased morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Rukstalis
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Chodak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*