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==Staging==
==Staging==
The staging for testicular seminoma is performed according to the '''TNM system''' with staging groupings. It can be remembered in its abbreviated form as:<ref name=testiculartumorstGING1>Testicular cancer staging. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-cancer-staging. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref>
The staging for testicular seminoma is performed according to the '''[[Seminoma staging TNM|TNM system]]''' with '''[[Seminoma staging stage grouping|staging groupings]]'''. It can be remembered in its abbreviated form as:<ref name=testiculartumorstGING1>Testicular cancer staging. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-cancer-staging. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref>
*'''Stage I''': confined to testis, epididymis, spermatic cord, scrotum
*'''Stage I''': confined to testis, epididymis, spermatic cord, scrotum
*'''Stage II''': lymph nodes involved but no distant metastases, and serum tumor markers are not very high
*'''Stage II''': lymph nodes involved but no distant metastases, and serum tumor markers are not very high
*'''Stage III''': distant metastases or moderately high serum tumor markers
*'''Stage III''': distant metastases or moderately high serum tumor markers
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) includes [[tumor marker|serum tumor marker levels]] in the stages for germ cell tumors, including seminoma. '''S''' describes the levels of serum tumor markers in the blood after [[orchiectomy]]. The serum tumor markers measured are [[AFP|alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)]], [[HCG|human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)]], and [[LDH|lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)]].<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumors1>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref>
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 800px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Serum tumor marker levels}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |SX
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor marker levels are not available or have not been measured.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center |S0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor marker levels are normal.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center |S1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |All tumor marker levels are above normal.
*AFP is less than 1,000 ng/mL.
*HCG is less than 5,000 mIU/mL.
*LDH is less than 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center|S2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |At least one [[tumor marker|tumor marker level]] is high.
*[[AFP]] is between 1,000 and 10,000 ng/mL.
*[[HCG]] is between 5,000 and 50,000 mIU/mL.
*[[LDH]] is 1.5–10 times the upper limit of the normal range.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;font-weight: bold" align=center|S3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |At least one tumor marker level is very high.
*AFP is higher than 10,000 ng/mL.
*HCG is higher than 50,000 mIU/mL.
*LDH is more than 10 times the upper limit of the normal range.
|}
===TNM Classification for Seminoma===
'''TNM''' stands for tumor, nodes, and metastasis. TNM staging describes:<ref name=testiculartumorstGING1>Testicular cancer staging. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-cancer-staging. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref>
*size and extent of the primary tumor
*number and location of any regional lymph nodes (abdominal retroperitoneal nodes) infiltrated by tumor cells
*whether the cancer metastasized to distant part of the body
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM Classification}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 600px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Definition}}
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| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #4479BA" colspan=3 |{{fontcolor|#FFF|Primary Tumor (T)}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |TX
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Primary tumor cannot be assessed ([[orchiectomy]] not performed)
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center|T0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |No evidence of primary tumor
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Tis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Intratubular germ cell neoplasia (''carcinoma in situ'')
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |T1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
Tumor limited to [[testis]] and [[epididymis]]<br>
May invade [[tunica albuginea]]<br>
May NOT invade [[tunica vaginalis]]<br>
No vascular or lymphatic invasion
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |T2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
Tumor limited to [[testis]] and [[epididymis]]<br>
Involvement of [[tunica vaginalis]]<br>
Vascular or lymphatic invasion
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |T3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Invasion of the [[spermatic cord]]
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |T4
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Invasion of the [[scrotum]]
|-
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #4479BA" colspan=3 |{{fontcolor|#FFF|Regional Lymph Nodes (N)}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |NX
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |N0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |No evidence of nodal involvement
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |N1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |One or more lymph nodes involved, but all <2 cm in greatest dimension
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |N2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |One or more lymph nodes involved 2-5 cm in greatest dimension
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |N3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |One or more lymph nodes involved >5 cm in greatest dimension
|-
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #4479BA" colspan=3 |{{fontcolor|#FFF| Distant Metastasis (M)}}
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |MX
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Presence of metastases cannot be assessed
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |No evidence of metastases
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |M1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Distant [[metastasis|metastases]] present
*'''M1a''': non-regional lymph node OR pulmonary metastases
*'''M1b''': distant metastases not fulfilling M1a
|}
===Stage Grouping for Testicular Seminoma===
Stage grouping, is based on the '''TNM system''' and '''serum tumor marker levels (S)'''.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumors1>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref> Each stage is given a number from 0 to 3, usually as a Roman numeral (0, I, II or III). Generally, the higher the number, the more the cancer has progressed.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumors1>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref>
====Stage 0====
The following describes all stage 0 testicular cancers.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumoiukjrsg>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 29, 2016</ref>
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
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| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage 0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|T<sub>is</sub>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Intratubular germ cell neoplasia, unclassified (IGCNU), is present.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no regional lymph node metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[tumor marker|Serum tumor marker]] levels are normal.
|}
====Stage I====
Stage I testicular cancer can be one of the following.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumoiukjrsg>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 29, 2016</ref>
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
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| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IA
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|T1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is only in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It hasn’t grown into lymph or blood vessels. The tumor may have grown into the [[tunica albuginea]].
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no regional lymph node metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[tumor marker|Serum tumor marker]] levels are normal.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IB
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|T2,<br>T3,<br>T4
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It has grown into lymph or blood vessels or the tumor is in the [[tunica vaginalis]].The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no regional lymph node metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[tumor marker|Serum tumor marker]] levels are normal.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IS
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no regional lymph node metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S1,<br>S2,<br>S3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |One or more [[tumor marker|serum tumor markers]] are higher than normal.
|}
====Stage II====
Stage II testicular cancer can be one of the following.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumoiukjrsg>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 29, 2016</ref>
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
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| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIA
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is regional lymph node metastasis. There are cancer cells in 1–5 lymph nodes near the testicle. None of the lymph nodes are larger than 2 cm in diameter.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0,<br>S1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are normal or slightly high.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIB
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is regional lymph node metastasis. Cancer cells are in one lymph node that is 2–5 cm in diameter or in more than 5 lymph nodes but none of the lymph nodes are larger than 5 cm in diameter. The cancer may have spread outside of the lymph nodes to surrounding tissues (''extranodal tumor extension'').
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0,<br>S1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are normal or slightly high.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIC
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is regional lymph node metastasis. There are cancer cells in at least one lymph node. The lymph nodes with cancer are larger than 5 cm in diameter.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0,<br>S1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are normal or slightly high.
|}
====Stage III====
Stage III testicular cancer can be one of the following.<ref name=stagingofgermcelltumoiukjrsg>Staging testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/staging/?region=on. Accessed on February 29, 2016</ref>
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 100px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Stage}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIA
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There may or may not be regional lymph node metastasis. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M1a
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is distant metastasis, i.e. the cancer has spread to lymph nodes farther from the testicle or to the lungs.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S0,<br>S1
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are normal or slightly high.
|}
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 100px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Stage}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIB
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N1,<br>N2,<br>or<br>N3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is regional lymph node [[metastasis]]. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are high.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIB
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There may or may not be regional lymph node metastasis. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M1a
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is distant metastasis, i.e. the cancer has spread to lymph nodes farther from the testicle or to the lungs.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S2
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are high.
|}
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 100px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Stage}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 150px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|TNM and S}}
! style="background: #4479BA; width: 750px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Explanation}}
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIC
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|N1,<br>N2,<br>or<br>N3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is regional lymph node [[metastasis]]. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M0
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is no distant metastasis.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are very high.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIC
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There may or may not be regional lymph node metastasis. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M1a
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is distant metastasis, i.e. the cancer has spread to lymph nodes farther from the testicle or to the lungs.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |S3
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum [[tumor marker]] levels are very high.
|-
| rowspan=4 style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center |Stage IIIC
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any T
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tumor is in the [[testicle]] and [[epididymis]]. It may have grown into lymph or blood vessels. Or the tumor has grown into the [[tunica albuginea]] or both [[tunica albuginea] and [[tunica vaginalis]]. The tumor may have spread to the [[spermatic cord]] or [[scrotum]], and may have grown into lymph or blood vessels.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center|any N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There may or may not be regional lymph node metastasis. The tumor may have extranodal tumor extension.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |M1b
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |There is distant metastasis to an organ other than the lung, such as the liver or a bone.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5; font-weight: bold" align=center |any S
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Serum tumour marker levels are normal, high, or very high.
|}


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

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Staging

The staging for testicular seminoma is performed according to the TNM system with staging groupings. It can be remembered in its abbreviated form as:[1]

  • Stage I: confined to testis, epididymis, spermatic cord, scrotum
  • Stage II: lymph nodes involved but no distant metastases, and serum tumor markers are not very high
  • Stage III: distant metastases or moderately high serum tumor markers

References

  1. Testicular cancer staging. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-cancer-staging. Accessed on February 26, 2016

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