Cirugía de gran masa residual tras quimioterapia en tumor germinal testicular avanzado

treatment for testicular tumours has progress in such a manner in the last years that high cure percentages can at present be achieved. after chemotherapy, in most cases, residual mass can appear. in this cases surgery is considered a viable therapeutic option although it implies an advanced surgical training since it is a complex technique and implies serious implications. we submit the case of a patient who presented a large residual mass from a testicular germ cell tumour after being treated with orquiectomía and chemotherapy. surgery was performed resulting in total and radical extirpation of residual mass.