Oncological and functional outcomes after testis-sparing surgery in patients with germ cell tumors: a systematic review of 285 cases.

Introduction And Objectives: In several urogenital cancers, organ-preserving surgery represents the preferred treatment approach, but in patients with testicular germ cell tumors (tGCTs), radical orchiectomy represents the standard of care. This study aimed to summarize published case series assessing oncological and functional outcomes after testis-sparing surgery (TSS) in patients with tGCTs.

Materials And Methods: A systematic literature review and individual patient data meta-analysis were conducted of published cases with tGCT treated with TSS.

Embracing your emotions: affective state impacts lateralisation of human embraces.

Humans are highly social animals that show a wide variety of verbal and non-verbal behaviours to communicate social intent. One of the most frequently used non-verbal social behaviours is embracing, commonly used as an expression of love and affection. However, it can also occur in a large variety of social situations entailing negative (fear or sadness) or neutral emotionality (formal greetings).