"Orchiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
| Descriptor ID |
D009919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.270.282.679 E04.950.165.679 E04.950.774.860.618
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| Concept/Terms |
Orchiectomy- Orchiectomy
- Orchiectomies
- Orchidectomy
- Orchidectomies
Castration, Male- Castration, Male
- Castrations, Male
- Male Castration
- Male Castrations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orchiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Observation versus adjuvant radiation or chemotherapy in the management of stage I seminoma: clinical outcomes and prognostic factors for relapse in a large US cohort. Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug; 37(4):356-9.
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Effectiveness of primary androgen-deprivation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 01; 32(13):1324-30.
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Patterns of care in testicular torsion: influence of hospital transfer on testicular outcomes. J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec; 9(6 Pt A):713-20.
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Regarding: a cohort study of systemic and local complications following implantation of testicular prostheses. Ann Epidemiol. 2003 Jan; 13(1):73-7.
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Radical retropubic prostatectomy plus orchiectomy versus orchiectomy alone for pTxN+ prostate cancer: a matched comparison. J Urol. 1999 Apr; 161(4):1223-7; discussion 1227-8.