Urologie pro praxi 1/2008

TESTOSTERONE SUPPLEMENTATION THERAPY IN TESTICULAR CANCER PATIENTS

Improved survival of testicular cancer patients during the last years leads to rising of interest on the adverse disease consequences of whole the organism. Not only the tumor alone, but also its treatment (mainly radiotherapy or chemotherapy) may have impact on patient‘s hormonal status. The aim of this study was to assign the claim of hormonal profile examination into algorithm of follow-up not only in patients with bilateral disease, but also in patients with unilateral testicular tumor.

Keywords: testicular cancer, androgen deficiency, supplementation therapy.