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Table 2 Clinicopathological features of stage I seminoma/non-seminoma patients put on surveillance strategy

From: Prediction of relapse in stage I testicular germ cell tumor patients on surveillance: investigation of biomarkers

Variables

Seminomas (n = 28)

Non-seminomas (n = 42)

p-value

Age [years (median, interquartile range)]

35 (31–40)

30 (26–39)

0.059

Tumor size [cm (median, interquartile range)]

2.5 (1.3–4.1)

3.2 (2.0–5.0)

0.113

Rete testis invasion (n, %)

0.367

 Absent

22/27 (81.5)

28/39 (71.8)

 Present

5/27 (18.5)

11/39 (28.2)

Vascular invasion (n, %)

0.002

 Absent

24/28 (85.7)

20/41 (48.8)

 Present

4/28 (14.3)

21/41 (51.2)

Relapse (n, %)

0.111

 No

20/28 (71.4)

22/42 (52.4)

 Yes

8/28 (28.6)

20/42 (47.6)