Limited post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal resection of residual tumour in non-seminomatous testicular cancer: complications, outcome and quality of life.

Background: Resection of residual masses after chemotherapy plays a crucial role in management of patients with germ cell tumours (GCTs). The extent of surgery is controversial and we present the experiences from Aarhus University Hospital over a 20-year period. The aim was to evaluate survival, complications, working ability and quality of life (QOL) following a limited surgical procedure performed to resect residual masses in non-seminomatous testicular cancer patients after chemotherapy.