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) |