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. 2012 Jan 23;30(8):792–799. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.0171

Table A7.

Histology if Surgery for Residual Masses in Patients With Nonseminoma

Worst Histology of Resected Specimens Treatment
Total (N = 235)
BEP (n = 116)
T-BEP (n = 119)
No. of Patients % No. of Patients % No. of Patients %
Normal 6 5.2 3 2.5 9 3.8
Necrosis/fibrosis 39 33.6 41 34.5 80 34.0
Diff.teratoma 26 22.4 39 32.8 65 27.7
Viable mal.teratoma 15 12.9 9 7.6 24 10.2
Non–germ cell cancer 2 1.7 0 0.0 2 0.9
Other 6 5.2 7 5.9 13 5.5
Missing 22 19.0 20 16.8 42 17.9

Abbreviations: BEP, bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin; Diff, differentiated; Mal, malignant; T-BEP, paclitaxel–bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin.