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Table 1 studied clinical and pathological variables in seminoma Stage I cases. Additionally, cases are presented as aggregate and per center (Center 1 = Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto; Center 2 = Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental)

From: Clinical implications of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition update in seminoma pT1 subclassification

 

pT1 (N = 58)

P value

pT1a

(center 1) (center 2)

pT1b

(center 1) (center 2)

N (%)

29

(50%)

(21)(8)

29

(50%)

(19)(10)

Median Age at Diagnosis, years (min – max)

33 (17–52)

(33)(33)

32 (21–66)

(31)(36)

0.641

Median tumor size (cm)

1.7

(1.7)(1.8)

4.5

(4.3)(4.95)

Min – max size (cm)

0.7–2.8

3.0–12.0

 

Tumor > 4 cm

-

16 (55.2%)

(9)(7)

 

Rete testis invasion (RTI)

2 (6.9%)

(2)(0)

12 (41.4%)

(9)(3/4a)

< 0.0001

Median Mitosis/10 HPF

10

(10)(a)

18

(18)(a)

0.098

Extensive Necrosis (EN)

12 (41.4%)

(9)(3/5a)

22 (75.9%)

(17)(5/9a)

0.023

Anaplastic features

12 (41.4%)

(10)(2/5a)

14 (48.3%)

(12)(2/9a)

0.793

Adjuvant Treatment

  

 Surveillance

11 (44.0%)

6 (27.3%)

 

 Active treatment

14 (56.0%)

16 (72.7%)

  CT

2 (8.0%)

3 (13.6%)

  RT

12 (48.0%)

13 (59.1%)

Testicular contra-lateral metachronous tumor

1 (5.3%)

0

Distant Recurrenceb

2

(0)(2)

1

(0)(1)

Cancer-specific death

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: CT Chemotherapy, EN Extensive Necrosis, RT Radiotherapy, RTI Rete testis invasion, HPF High-Power Field.
  2. Notes: sizes are presented in cm as is AJCC; P values in bold indicate statistical significance.
  3. aData missing; b all distant recurrences were in the retroperitoneum