title: Histopathology in the prediction of relapse of patients with stage I testicular teratoma treated by orchidectomy alone.
abstract: 259 patients with stage I non-seminomatous germ-cell testicular teratoma who were treated by orchidectomy alone and monitored at one often centres in the United Kingdom were followed for a median of 30 months. 62 of the 70 relapses occurred in the first 18 months after orchidectomy. The 2-year relapse-free rate was 74%, falling to 68% at 4 years. Histological sections from 233 of the orchidectomy specimens were reviewed centrally. Four features independently predicted relapses: invasion of testicular veins, invasion of testicular lymphatics, absence of yolk-sac elements, and presence of undifferentiated tumour. An index, based on the number of these features observed, identified a high-risk subgroup of 55 patients who had a 42% relapse-free rate at 2 years.
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply