Retrocrural lymphadenopathy in testicular cancer.
Approximately 25 per cent of patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancer and infrahilar lymph node disease will also harbor suprahilar metastases. Some patients also will have retrocrural metastases. Therefore, careful attention should be paid to retrocrural adenopathy before radical surgical resection for cure.
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed