[Degree of familiarity with carcinoma in situ of the testis. A study of a representative selection of established urologists].
METHODS
By a telephone poll conducted among 143 selected representative urologists in private practice throughout the west German Länder.


BACKGROUND
Via a search for carcinoma in situ of the testicles (CIS, or testicular intra-epithelial neoplasia, TIN), active early detection of testicular germ cell tumors is now possible.


RESULTS
Among 143 urologists questioned, 62 claimed to be familiar with testicular CIS. However, only 52% were able correctly to answer one question as to its significance, and only 33% could correctly answer a question on the diagnosis of CIS. Only 28% of all those questioned were able to answer correctly 2 questions about CIS. Knowledge about CIS proved to be inversely correlated with the interval in years since obtaining a licence to practice as a specialist.


CONCLUSIONS
The poll reveals that, at the present time, too few urologists are familiar with carcinoma in situ of the testicles, and the possibilities of active early detection of testicular tumors.
Dieckmann
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Urologische und Poliklinik, Freien Universität Berlin.
Scherner
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Loy
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Büttner
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014572:Urology
Bekanntheitsgrad des Carcinoma in situ des Hodens. Eine Studie bei repräsentativ ausgewählten niedergelassenen Urologen.