Survival of Mexican-American males with seminoma.
OBJECTIVE
The objective was to determine if ethnicity was a prognostic variable in survival outcomes for testicular seminoma.


METHODS
Eighty-seven consecutive patients with a histologic diagnosis of seminoma treated at University of illinois Hospitals were evaluated.


RESULTS
There were 52 (57%) white, 22 (24%) African-American, 16 (18%) Mexican-American and 1% Asian patients. Adjusted survivals for the life-table method were 84% and 80% for the whites and Africa-American patients and 69% for the Hispanic patients. The poorer outcome appeared to be related to stage at diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
In this population with testicular seminoma Mexican-American patients appear to have a worse prognosis than other ethnic groups. These differences were associated to a delayed diagnosis probably due to cultural influences.
Di Domenico
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Department of Urology, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
Bridges
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Sharifi
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Rubenstein
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Guinan
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D044466:Asian People; D044383:Black People; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018239:Seminoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American