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For high risk, stage I, non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumors, are there particular circumstances under which RPLND is clearly preferred over chemotherapy or surveillance?

Is any amount of teratoma or PNET an indication for surgery?
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There are few indications for primary RPLND in pure nonseminomatous CSI. The only one I can currently think of is someone who has a strong contraindication to ever receiving chemotherapy.... renal failure or the like. The only time I consider it general is for patients with high risk Leydig or Serto...

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