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Table 5 Relapse patients‘characteristics

From: Laparoscopic and open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with advanced testicular cancer – a single center analysis

 

Technique

Radical or modified template

Relapse localisation (in-field vs. out-field)

Time to relapse

Clinical stage

Pt.#1

L-PCLND

Modified

Unknown, but massive

5 month

II B

Pt.#2

L-PCLND

Radical bilateral

New intrathoracic and in-field relapse

35 month

III C

Pt.#3

L-PCLND

Modified

New pulmonary mets and in-field relapse

33 month

II C

Pt.#4

L-PCLND

Modified

In-field relapse

4 month

III C

Pt.#5

O-PCLND

Modified

In-field relapse

16 month

III B

Pt.#6

O-PCLND

Radical bilateral

Unknown, diffuse progressive disease

unknown

II B

Pt.#7

O-PCLND

Modified

Unknown, but massive

10 month

III B

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. L-PCLND – laparoscopic postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; O-PCLND – open postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; Mo - months.