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Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 24 children with stage II testicular malignant germ cell tumors
| Characteristic | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Treatment | |
| Surgery alone | 21 (87.5) |
| Surgery combined with adjuvant chemotherapy | 3 (12.5) |
| Age (years) | |
| < 2 | 9 (37.5) |
| ⩾ 2 | 15 (62.5) |
| Pathologic type | |
| Yolk sac tumor | 20 (83.3) |
| Seminoma | 1 (4.2) |
| Embryonal carcinoma | 1 (4.2) |
| Teratoma with malignant epithelial component | 1 (4.2) |
| Mixed germ cell tumor (yolk sac tumor and embryonal carcinoma) | 1 (4.2) |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| < 6 | 15 (62.5) |
| ⩾ 6 | 9 (37.5) |
| Preoperative AFP level (ng/mL) | |
| < 10,000 | 12 (52.2) |
| ⩾ 10,000 | 11 (47.8) |
| Time of AFP level decline to normal | |
| < 1 month | 4 (19.0) |
| ⩾ 1 month | 17 (81.0) |
