Additional surgical procedures and perioperative morbidity in post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic testicular cancer in two intermediate volume hospitals

Joost M Blok, Richard P Meijer, Henk G van der Poel, Axel Bex, Jeanette van Vooren, Japke J van Urk, Simon Horenblas, J L H Ruud Bosch

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the perioperative morbidity of PC-RPLND in two intermediate volume centers and to identify predictors of high morbidity. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 124 patients treated with open PC-RPLND at two tertiary referral centers between 2001 and 2018. Perioperative morbidity was determined by analyzing additional surgical procedures, intra-operative blood loss, and postoperative complications. Results: An additional procedure was necessary for 33 patients (26.6%). The risk was higher in patients with IGCCCG intermediate/poor prognosis (OR 3.56; 95% CI 1.33–9.52) and residual tumor size > 5 cm (OR 3.53; 95% CI 1.39–8.93). Blood loss was higher in patients with IGCCCG intermediate/poor prognosis (β = 0.177; p = 0.029), large residual tumor (β = 0.570; p < 0.001), an additional intervention (β = 0.342; p < 0.001) and teratoma on retroperitoneal histology (β = − 0.19; p = 0.014). Thirty-one patients had a postoperative complication Clavien-Dindo Grade ≥ 2 (25.0%). Complication risk was highest in patients undergoing an additional intervention (OR 3.46; 95% CI 1.03–11.60; p = 0.044). Conclusions: The rate of additional interventions in our series is comparable to what has been reported in high-volume centers. IGCCCG intermediate/poor prognosis patients with high-volume disease and patients undergoing an additional surgical procedure can be classified as high-risk patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)839-846
Number of pages8
JournalWorld Journal of Urology
Volume39
Issue number3
Early online date5 May 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Testicular cancer
  • Testicular germ cell tumor
  • Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
  • Morbidity

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