title: Survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania during 1999-2002.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania during 1998-2002 and factors that influenced the survival.
  
  
  METHODS
  The survival rates of testicular cancer patients were evaluated using the data of the Lithuanian Cancer Registry for 1998-2002. The survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test in order to compare the survival rates. The observed survival rates were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 5-year observed survival rate in Lithuania was 71.2% (95% CI, 64.4%-77.5%). The survival of testicular cancer patients depended on age at the time of diagnosis, histology of tumor, stage and extent of disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The survival of patients with testicular cancer in Lithuania was substantially lower than in other European countries. The better survival was associated with younger age and lesser extent of metastases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 2Oncosurgery Center, Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Agnius
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juška
authors.forename: Albertas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulys
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kairevičė
authors.forename: Giedrė
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smailytė
authors.forename: Edgaras
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stankevičius
authors.forename: Rasa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jančiauskienė
authors.forename: Mindaugas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jievaltas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult