Contralateral biopsies in patients with testicular germ cell tumours: What is the rationale?

[1] Berthelsen JG(1979)Incidence of carcinoma in situ of germ cells in contralateral testis of men with testicular tumours Br Med J 2 363-364

[2] Skakkebaek NE(2009)Contralateral testicular biopsy in testis cancer: current concepts and controversies BJU Int 104 1346-1350

[3] Mogensen P(1993)Should the contralateral testis be biopsied? Round table discussion Eur Urol 23 129-135

[4] Heidenreich A(2013)Maintaining success, reducing treatment burden, focusing on survivorship: highlights from the third European consensus conference on diagnosis and treatment of germ-cell cancer Ann Oncol 24 878-888

[5] Grigor KM(2015)Guidelines on testicular cancer: 2015 update Eur Urol 68 1054-1068

[6] Rorth M(2013)Testicular seminoma and non-seminoma: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Ann Oncol 24 vi125-vi132

[7] Beyer J(1972)Possible carcinoma-in-situ of testis Lancet 2 516-517

[8] Albers P(2015)Diagnostic markers for germ cell neoplasms: from placental-like alkaline phosphatase to micro-RNAs Folia Histochem Cytobiol 53 177-188

[9] Altena R(2010)Intratubular germ cell neoplasia of the testis and its associated cancers: the use of novel biomarkers Pathology 42 344-355

[10] Albers P(2011)A pathologist’s view on the testis biopsy Int J Androl 34 e14-e19

[1] Berthelsen JG(1979)Incidence of carcinoma in situ of germ cells in contralateral testis of men with testicular tumours Br Med J 2 363-364

[2] Skakkebaek NE(2009)Contralateral testicular biopsy in testis cancer: current concepts and controversies BJU Int 104 1346-1350

[3] Mogensen P(1993)Should the contralateral testis be biopsied? Round table discussion Eur Urol 23 129-135

[4] Heidenreich A(2013)Maintaining success, reducing treatment burden, focusing on survivorship: highlights from the third European consensus conference on diagnosis and treatment of germ-cell cancer Ann Oncol 24 878-888

[5] Grigor KM(2015)Guidelines on testicular cancer: 2015 update Eur Urol 68 1054-1068

[6] Rorth M(2013)Testicular seminoma and non-seminoma: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Ann Oncol 24 vi125-vi132

[7] Beyer J(1972)Possible carcinoma-in-situ of testis Lancet 2 516-517

[8] Albers P(2015)Diagnostic markers for germ cell neoplasms: from placental-like alkaline phosphatase to micro-RNAs Folia Histochem Cytobiol 53 177-188

[9] Altena R(2010)Intratubular germ cell neoplasia of the testis and its associated cancers: the use of novel biomarkers Pathology 42 344-355

[10] Albers P(2011)A pathologist’s view on the testis biopsy Int J Androl 34 e14-e19