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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Germ cell tumors. - Pure Seminomasaccount for about 40 percent of all testicular cancer andare made up of immature germ cells. Usually, seminomas areslow growing and tend to stay localized in the testicle forlong periods. - Non-seminomas are a group of cancers thatoften occur in combination with one another, includingchoriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, immature teratoma andyolk sac tumors. Non-seminomas arise from more mature,specialized germ cells and tend to be more aggressive thanseminomas. There are three stages of testicular cancer:- Stage I--The cancer is confined to the testicle. -Stage II--The cancer has spread to the retroperitoneal lymphnodes, located in the rear of the body below the diaphragmand between the kidneys. - Stage III--The cancer hasspread beyond the lymph nodes to remote sites in the body,including the lungs, brain, liver and bones. What'sthe prognosis? Can Testicular Cancer be cured? Don't eversay that there has not been progress in the war againstcancer. In 1970 90% of testicular cancer patients withmetastatic disease died of their cancer. By 1990, because ofthe introduction of chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin,the numbers had basically flipped. Now almost 90% of menwith metastatic disease are cured of their cancer.Specifically, the survival rate for men diagnosed withStage I seminoma is about 99%. The survival rate for menwith Stage I non-seminoma is about 98%. Cure rates for StageII tumors range above 90%, while cure rates for Stage IIItumors vary between 50-80%. In addition to Stage, a varietyof institutions have created classifications of Good andPoor risk tumors. Good risk tumors are generally those thathave
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