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Testicular Cancer Treatment

Radical orchiectomy:

Complete removal of one or both testicles and spermatic cords either as a diagnostic procedure or as treatment for low stage carcinoma of the testicle. This procedure is surgery code 30. Also called: transinguinal orchiectomy.

Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection:

Total removal of all lymph node chains in the retroperitoneum as a staging procedure. A possible complication of this procedure is damage to or removal of the sympathetic ganglia, which enables ejaculation. Also called RPL.

Suggested Citation

SEER Training Modules: Testicular Cancer Treatment. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 28 December 2025. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.

Testicular Cancer Treatment

Radical orchiectomy:

Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection:

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