| European School of Urology Courses |
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ESU Course 24: Penile and testicular cancer |
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| Chair: P. Albers, Kassel (DE) |
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| Aims and objectives: Organ-sparing approaches in penile cancer have proven to be effective. Up-to-date management of superficial lesions will be presented including laser surgery and several techniques of surgical reconstructions after partial penectomy or glansectomy. The different indications and extensions of lymph node dissection in the groin will be discussed and demonstrated as surgical step by step procedures. In cases of advanced disease, different chemotherapy regimens will be presented and the current favourite of out-patient based chemotherapy will be shown in detail. In the August 2005 issue of European Urology the latest update of the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer has been published. Based on this European consensus, this ESU course will provide the auditorium with the latest information on diagnostic tools, staging and treatment of testis cancer stage by stage. In early stages, organ sparing surgery, current histopathological prognostic factors for surveillance and individualised treatment options will be discussed with the auditorium following case presentations. The role of conventional as well as laparoscopic RPLND in early stages will be clarified. In advances stages, the course participants will learn about stage by stage treatment according to IGCCCG classification. Detailed information on chemotherapy regimens and the handling of side effects will be provided. In this section of the course, tips and tricks of residual tumour resection will be presented using case reports and intraoperative pictures and movies. Participants will have enough time to ask questions and discuss their own cases. |
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