Will you offer adjuvant BEP after orchiectomy to a patient with embryonal carcinoma, solely based on the size at presentation, such as a 6 cm testicular mass?
Negative surgical margin, normal post-orchiectomy markers and no lymph node and distant metastasis
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Medical Oncology · Testicular Cancer Commons
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I would not consider adjuvant BEP in this setting. While the risk of relapse is likely higher than smaller non ECC predominant tumor, it likely does not exceed a 50% chance of recurrence. Our general stance is active surveillance for all CS 1 seminoma and non seminoma patients. Adjuvant anything immediately adds toxicity for everyone including at least half who don't need interventional treatments.
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