title: Diagnosis and treatment of urological malignancy: the testes.
abstract: This article focuses on testicular germ cell tumours (seminoma and non-seminoma) in terms of their incidence, aetiology, pathology, clinical presentation and staging. Management options (surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) are discussed according to stage of disease and the presence of adverse prognostic factors.
authors.affiliation: Royal Marsden NHS Trust Hospital, Surrey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horwich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*