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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec;14(4):779-783.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-023-01776-y. Epub 2023 Jun 2.

Psoas Muscle Resection During RPLND for NSGCT Testis - Going the Extra Mile Is Worth It!

Shrinivas Venkatesh  1 , Arun Ramdas Menon  1 , Vivek Patel  1 , Jagan Murugan  1 , Anand Raja  1
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Psoas Muscle Resection During RPLND for NSGCT Testis - Going the Extra Mile Is Worth It!

Shrinivas Venkatesh et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2023 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: NSGCT; Psoas muscle resection; RPLND; Testicular cancer.

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Fig. 1
A Arterial phase and B Venous phase contrast-enhanced CT scan (abdomen + pelvis) done before the initiation of chemotherapy. A large, heterogeneously enhancing retroperitoneal tumor with encasement and displacement of the great vessels
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A Arterial phase and B Venous phase CECT (A + P) done for assessment of response after induction chemotherapy. Partial response with tumor necrosis, gross left-sided hydroureteronephrosis, and infiltration of the left psoas major muscle/anterior longitudinal ligament by tumor
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Intra-operative picture after laparotomy showing a large volume disease displacing viscera, intestines, and the left gonadal vein
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Surgical bed after resection
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Muscles of the posterior abdominal wall visualized after resection of the psoas major
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A CECT abdomen image (arterial phase) one year post surgery, in which an absence of the left psoas major and the left kidney is noted, with no evidence of recurrence. B CECT abdomen image (venous phase) 1 year post surgery, in which an absence of the left psoas major and the left kidney is noted, with no evidence of recurrence
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