Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Seminoma grows slower than non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.<ref name=seminomas1>Cancerous tumours of the testicle. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/testicular-cancer/cancerous-tumours/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref> Common complications of seminoma include recurrence, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis.<ref name=Testicularseminomaradiopaediafhg>Testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 3, 2016</ref> Prognosis of seminoma is good for all stages with greater than 90% cure rate.<ref name=progseminomabjhk>Treatment and prognosis of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 2, 2016</ref> | Seminoma grows slower than non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.<ref name=seminomas1>Cancerous tumours of the testicle. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/testicular-cancer/cancerous-tumours/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016</ref> Common complications of seminoma include recurrence, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis.<ref name=Testicularseminomaradiopaediafhg>Testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 3, 2016</ref> Prognosis of seminoma is good for all stages with greater than 90% cure rate.<ref name=progseminomabjhk>Treatment and prognosis of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 2, 2016</ref> The International Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group divides seminoma into two prognosis groups: good and intermediate. | ||
==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 3 March 2016
|
Seminoma Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
FDA on Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
CDC on Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis in the news |
|
Blogs on Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Seminoma natural history, complications and prognosis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Seminoma grows slower than non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.[1] Common complications of seminoma include recurrence, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis.[2] Prognosis of seminoma is good for all stages with greater than 90% cure rate.[3] The International Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group divides seminoma into two prognosis groups: good and intermediate.
Natural History
- Seminoma grows slower than non-seminomatous germ cell tumors.[1]
Complications
Common complications of seminoma include:[2]
- Recurrence
- Lymph node metastasis
- Distant metastasis
Prognosis
- The International Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group (IGCCCG) developed a classification system based on prognostic factors. It indicates how well the cancer is expected to respond to treatment. This system helps physicians make decisions about treatment for advanced germ cell tumors.[4]
- Prognosis of seminoma is good for all stages with greater than 90% cure rate.[3]
- IGCCCG divides seminoma into two prognosis groups:[4]
| Prognosis group | Seminoma |
|---|---|
| Good | There are no distant metastases other than to the lungs. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is normal and other serum tumor markers can be any level. |
| Intermediate | There are distant metastases to organs other than the lungs. AFP is normal and other serum tumor markers can be any level. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cancerous tumours of the testicle. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/testicular-cancer/cancerous-tumours/?region=on. Accessed on February 26, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Treatment and prognosis of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on March 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Prognosis and survival for testicular cancer. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/testicular/prognosis-and-survival/?region=on. Accessed on February 29, 2016