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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 61 patients with testicular yolk sac tumor

From: Testicular yolk sac tumors in children: a review of 61 patients over 19 years

 

Case no.

Age (months)

Tumor

Pre-AFP (ng/mL)

Surgery

CTX

Follow-up (months)

AFP (ng/mL) (follow-up)

Surgery (follow-up)

CTX (follow-up)

Biopsy (follow-up)

Outcome (48 month average)

 

1

6

YST

1,020

HIO

VCR + KSM

1

32.4

-

CBP + VP-16

 

NED

 

2

17

YST

6,160

HIO

PEB

4

2.3-10.2

-

PEB

 

NED

 

3

25

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

7

1.8-16.9

-

PEB

 

NED

 

4

15

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

3

1.5-38.3

-

PEB

 

NED

 

5

45

YST

151

HIO

PEB

3

1.7-3.7

-

PEB

 

NED

 

6

6

YST

990

HIO

PEB

6

2.53-8.5

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

7

20

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

2.6-8.4

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

8

24

YST

102

HIO

PEB

5

2.3-3.2

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

9

18

YST

91.6

HIO

PEB

2

2.9-4.31

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

10

23

YST

14,900

HIO

PEB

2

1.8-17.5

-

PEB

 

NED

 

11

23

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

8.65-40.2

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

12

15

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

1.88-5.05

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

13

7

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

9.6-24.8

-

PEB

 

NED

 

14

13

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

Unknown

-

PEB

 

NED

 

15

21

YST

Unknown

HIO

Unknown

2

1.78-5.49

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

16

21

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

3

4.2-15.5

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

17

12

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

19.7-63.5

-

PEB + PVB

 

NED

 

18

54

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

3.3-169

-

PEB

 

NED

 

19

39

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

2.7

-

PEB

 

NED

 

20

50

YST

20.9

HIO

PEB

2

2.44-3.71

-

PEB

 

NED

 

21

12

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

23.1-4.4

-

PEB

 

NED

 

22

10

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

5.84-19.1

-

PEB

 

NED

 

23

41

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

2.12-7.2

-

PEB

 

NED

 

24

13

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

3.78-32.4

-

PEB

 

NED

 

25

1

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

1

6.85

-

PEB

 

NED

 

26

25

YST

142

HIO

PEB

2

2.76-5.35

-

PEB

 

NED

 

27

10

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

1

2.52

-

PEB

 

NED

 

28

15

YST

 

HIO

Unknown

3

3.34-23.1

-

CBP + VCR + BLM

 

NED

Relapse

29

21

YST

>363

HIO

PEB

2

3.75-11.9

Plan A excision + hernia sac high ligation

PEB

Match

NED

 

30

14

YST

9,092.5

HIO

VCR + KSM

9th month

>400

Plan B

CBP + VCR + KSM

Match

NED

       

10th month

Normal

 

VCR + KSM

 

NED

 

31

23

YST

284

HIO

VCR

3rd month

909

Plan B

VCR + KSM + DDP

Match

NED

Stage II

32

23

YST

Unknown

TSS

VCR

  

-

Abandon

 

Unkown

 

33

30

YST

Unknown

HIO

Unknown (outer court)

5th month

>4,000

-

Abandon

 

Unkown

 

34-61

Lost to follow-up after the surgery

  1. Cases 15 and 33 treated outer court. Cases 1, 25, and 27 were followed up for 1 month. The other 28 cases were followed up as described in Table 2.
  2. AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; CBP: Carboplatin; DDP: Cisplatin; HIO: High inguinal orchiectomy; KSM: D-actinomycin; NED: No evidence of disease; Normal AFP: 0 to 12 ng/mL; Plan A: Scrotal mass excision + hernia sac high ligation; Plan B: Scrotal mass excision; VCR: vincristine.