Treatments of stage-Is testicular mixed germ cell tumors: A report of 3 cases / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate different treatment methods for stage-Is testicular mixed germ cell tumors (TMGCTs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data about 3'cases of stage-Is TMGCTs (aged 26-39 years) treated in the 175th Hospital of PLA, reviewed relevant literature, and explored the clinical characteristics of TMGCTs.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 3 patients, 1 was treated by radical orchiectomy, 1 by radical orchiectomy + retroperitoneal lymph node dissection + BEP chemotherapy scheme, and the other by radical orchiectomy + radiotherapy. The pathological components of TMGCTs were immature teratoma, seminoma, spermatocytoma, chorioepithelioma, embryonal carcinoma, and yolk sac tumor. No recurrence or distant metastasis was found during the 24-month follow-up after surgery.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The diagnosis of TMGCTs primarily depends on physical examination, ultrasonography, MRI, and measurement of serum tumor markers, while its confirmation necessitates pathological examination, and its treatment is basically radical orchiectomy.</p>