Megavoltage irradiation for pure testicular seminoma: Results and patterns of failure
- 15 November 1981
- Vol. 48 (10) , 2184-2190
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19811115)48:10<2184::aid-cncr2820481012>3.0.co;2-4
Abstract
The survival, patterns, and mechanisms of failure in 171 patients with pure testicular seminoma treated with megavoltage irradiation from 1950 to 1976 were analyzed. The survival of the entire group was 93% at five and ten years post-irradiation. Survival at five years was significantly less for Stages III and IV (45%) when compared with Stages I and II (95%, P < 0.001). Extranodal relapses were more common in early stages, and abdominal recurrences occurred in more advanced stages. Salvage treatment, management of HCG-producing seminomas, and second testicular seminomas are analyzed. The need for aggressive and appropriate radiation technique is emphasized.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
- Malignant tumors of the testis: Analysis of treatment results and sites and causes of failureCancer, 1977
- Seminoma: Results of treatment with megavoltage irradiationInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 1976
- Radiotherapeutic treatment of testicular tumorsInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 1976
- Radiotherapy for Pure Seminoma of the TestisRadiology, 1975
- Testicular Tumors: 40 Years’ ExperienceJournal of Urology, 1973
- Radiation therapy in malignant testis tumors.Part I: Seminoma; Part II: CarcinomaCancer, 1973
- RESULTS IN TREATMENT OF PURE SEMINOMA OF THE TESTISAmerican Journal of Roentgenology, 1971
- RADIOTHERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH TUMOURS OF THE TESTICLEBritish Journal of Urology, 1971
- Spread of testicular tumoursClinical Radiology, 1971
- SEMINOMA OF THE TESTIS: ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT SUCCESS AND FAILUREAmerican Journal of Roentgenology, 1968