Cancer of the undescended or maldescended testis

An analysis of 45 cryptorchids (by history or examination) with a testicular cancer treated at Memorial Hospital, between 1934 and 1973, is presented. Twenty-five patients had the cryptorchid state repaired at ages four to 27 years, either spontaneously or by orchiopexy or hormonal therapy. Ipsilateral (24) or contralateral (one) intrascrotal testis tumors developed four to 47 years later. Twenty cryptorchid patients presented with ipsilateral inguinal (eleven), abdominal (seven), or contralateral intrascrotal (two) tumors. There were 18 pure seminomas, 17 embryonal carcinomas, nine teratocarcinomas, and one reticulum cell sarcoma. Five year survival rates as estimated by the product-limit method were 60% for the unrepaired cases and 41% for the repaired cases. The survival seems to follow histologic type and anatomical stage, whether the testis is within the scrotum or not. Five year survival similarly estimated was 78% in the seminomas and 29% in the other tumors. Twelve of thirteen survivors (including nine with seminoma) received postoperative irradiation to the regional lymphatics and eleven were without recurrent tumor for periods ranging from six to 28 years.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1976

Erschienen:

1976

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

Enthalten in:

AJR. American journal of roentgenology - 126(1976), 2 vom: 31. Feb., Seite 302-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Batata, M A [VerfasserIn]
Whitmore, W F [VerfasserIn]
Hilaris, B S [VerfasserIn]
Tokita, N [VerfasserIn]
Grabstald, H [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article

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Date Completed 30.04.1976

Date Revised 27.10.2009

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM000037117