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retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
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retroperitoneal lymph node dissection,
surgical removal of lymph nodes bilaterally behind the peritoneum, and the lymph channels and fat around both renal pedicles, the vena cava, and the aorta, including the bifurcation of the aorta. The dissection is usually performed in an attempt to eliminate sites of lymphoma or metastases from malignancies originating in pelvic organs or genitalia. Also called radical lymphadenectomy.


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The only closely related reference found in the literature was by Sogani et al, (7) who reported on 310 patients who underwent RPLND for germ cell tumors of the testis, 4 of whom were subsequently found to have horseshoe kidney.
8 Men with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis can be managed with observation, chemotherapy or RPLND.
 
 
 
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