title: Low sperm counts as a prognostic factor of progression in stage I non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumours.
abstract: The prognostic factors of disease progression were studied in a prospective study in patients with Stage I non-seminomatous testicular tumours. Patients received no treatment after orchiectomy until progression of disease was confirmed. The results showed a good correlation between sperm counts in semen collected around the time of orchiectomy and progression of disease. While progression of disease occurred in 9 of the 20 patients with sperm counts lower than 10 X 10(6)/ml, it was not found in any of the patients with a sperm count exceeding 10 X 10(6)/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Komensky University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ondrus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hornak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vrabec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013076:Sperm Count; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery