title: [Epidemiology of tumors of the testis].
abstract: Testicular tumours are rare tumours affecting young adults (75% of tumours are diagnosed between the ages of 25 and 40 years). The descriptive epidemiological study of the data of the literature reveals a considerable improvement in the prognosis of testicular cancers, particularly since the introduction of cisplatin in the 1980. An epidemiological study conducted on a series of 200 testicular tumours treated at Val-de-Grace military hospital between 1979 and 1989 confirms this improvement with a mortality rate of 7.5% for all stages and histological types combined, with a follow-up of 2 to 12 years.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, PARIS.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mandron
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Epidémiologie des tumeurs du testicule.