Testicular tumors: delay in diagnosis and influence on survival.
Of 133 men with testicular abnormalities, 52 underwent orchiectomy within a month of symptoms, 41 delayed seeking medical advice and 40 were treated initially for conditions other than testicular cancer. Death occurred in 20 of the 89 patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors; in 16 of these, diagnosis had been delayed. Prompt diagnosis and treatment could reduce mortality from these neoplasms to less than 10 percent.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002369:Castration; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents