Treatment of stage I seminoma: 25 years of experience
Autor: Marzena Demska
Data: 11.07.2012
To review management and outcomes in patients with stage I seminoma after orchidectomy.
Between 1979 and 2004 a total 292 patients with stage I seminoma were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy or were placed on surveillance. Median age at diagnosis was 36 years (range 20-69), with median follow-up 76.5 months (range 11-294). Of the patients, 200 (68.5%) were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, 72 (24.6%) were irradiated and 20 (6.8%) were placed on surveillance.
Between 1979 and 2004 a total 292 patients with stage I seminoma were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy or were placed on surveillance. Median age at diagnosis was 36 years (range 20-69), with median follow-up 76.5 months (range 11-294). Of the patients, 200 (68.5%) were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, 72 (24.6%) were irradiated and 20 (6.8%) were placed on surveillance.
