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Table 2 Characters of the 3 patients who developed relapse

From: Stage I seminoma: treatment outcome at King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan

No.

Age (years)

T stage

Ochiectomy approach

Adjuvant radiotherapy field (dose)

Pathological risk features

Preoperative tumor markers

Postoperative tumor markers

Abnormality if tumor marker levels prior to relapse

Method of detection of relapse

Site of relapse

Time from radiotherapy to relapse (months)

Treatment

Outcome (time at follow-up from relapse)

1

40

T1

Inguinal

Para-aortic (20 Gy/10Fx)

4.6 cm tumor

Normal

Normal

No

CT scan

Left hilum

25

Chemotherapy (BEPx4 cycles)

ANED (32 months)

2

34

T2

Inguinal

Para-aortic (20/10Fx)

6 cm tumor

Not available

Normal

No

CT scan

Retro- peritoneal LN

8

Chemotherapy (BEPx4 cycles, TIPx4 cycles, VIPx4 cycles, GOPx8 cycles)

DDD (25 months)

3

38

T2

Inguinal

Para-aortic (20/10Fx)

8 cm tumor

Normal

Normal

No

Clinical examination

Supra- clavicular LN

14

Chemotherapy (BEPx4 cycles)

AWD (12 months)

  1. BEP: Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin, TIP: Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin, VIP: Etoposide, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin, GOP: Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin, Paclitaxel, ANED: Alive no evidence of disease, AWD: Alive with disease, DDD: Dead due to disease.