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[Results of treatment following stage-dependent therapy of non-seminomatous testicular tumors].

Authors :
Tschochner HJ
Bockhorn V
John H
Katenkamp D
Kühnert M
Möller A
Müller HJ
Ruffert K
Stadie G
Stiller D
Source :
Zeitschrift fur Urologie und Nephrologie [Z Urol Nephrol] 1987 Oct; Vol. 80 (10), pp. 587-93.
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

The results of the treatment of 194 patients with non-seminomas were analyzed and statistically registered. The therapeutic approach is described and the cumulative probability of survival is compared according to the stages. For the total number of these tumours a cumulative 5-year-survival probability of 68.6% was calculated. In detail it reaches from 100% in clinical stage I to 39.7% in clinical stage III. The decisive change of the prognosis is between the clinical stages IIb and IIc. An adjuvant cytostatic therapy should, if performed, be aggressive. Relapses in the clinical stage I are possible and call for a critical valuation of the primary stage. A retarded cytostatic polychemotherapy should be performed only under certain conditions.

Details

Language :
German
ISSN :
0044-3611
Volume :
80
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Zeitschrift fur Urologie und Nephrologie
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3433987