Most radiosensitive testicular tumor is
Ans. a (Seminoma). (Ref. LB, 25th/1384)Radiosensitive tumors are seminoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, few gynaecological malignancies and medulloblastoma.Radiotherapy -is the treatment of choice for# Oral cavity, lip, tongue, cheek# Nasopharynx, Oropharynx and hypopharynx# Nasal cavity# Larynx# Skin cancers (except melanoma)# Cervix# Bladder (except Tl)# Testis - Seminoma# Hodgkin's disease - early disease# NHL - early disease# Medulloblastoma (following surgery)# Retinoblastoma# Astrocytomas (grade 3 and 4)Radiosensitivity of different tumorsHighly radiosensitiveModerately radiosensitiveRelatively resistantHighly resistantLymphomaSeminomaMyelomaEwing's sarcomaWilm's tumorsSmall cell lung cancerBreast cancerBasal cell carcinomaMedulloblastomaTeratomaOvarian cancerSquamous cell lung cancerRCCRectal carcinomaBladder carcinomaSoft tissue sarcomaCervical cancerMelanomaOsteosarcomaPancreatic Ca
Seminoma
Teratoma
Lymphoma
Sertoli cell tumor
Testis & Scrotum