Lymphography in the diagnosis of non-seminoma tumours of the testis.
In a series of 86 lymphograms correlated to histological findings after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection or to laparotomy findings, reliability proved to be 78%. The reliability of lymphograms evaluated as positive was 88%, while that of negative lymphograms was 74%. Retroperitoneal lymph node metastases were detected with the aid of lymphography in 58% of the patients. It was impossible to establish a node size above which metastases could be demonstrated with certainty by lymphography.
D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008220:Lymphography; D008297:Male; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology