An analysis of the prognosis factors in testicular seminoma / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose:To analyze the prognostic factors of testicular seminoma.Materials and Methods:133 patients with testicular seminoma histologically proved were treated from October, 1975 to December,1990. Most of them were firstly treated with orchiectomy and minority were treated with orchiectomy plus lymphadenectomy in abdomen cavity. All patients were treated with postoperative radiotherapy and a little part of them were combined with irregular chemotherapy. Results: The overall 5-year survival rates were92.5(65/70) for stage Ⅰ, 52.6(10/19) for stageⅡ, 25%(4/16) for stage Ⅲ and 22.2%(2/9) for stage Ⅳ. Patients received radiation dose of 20～30Gy gave a five year survival rate of 80% which was much better than those who received radiation dose 30Gy(P