Table 2.

Residual retroperitoneal masses in advanced seminomas after systemic chemotherapy: tumor size and final histology.

Study	n	Size	n	PC-RPLND	Viable cancer
Friedman et al. [1985]	15	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	11/4	3/0	0
Schultz et al. [1989]	21	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	9/12	1/2	0
Fosså et al. [1987]	16	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	10/6	3/1	0
Ravi et al. [1994]	43	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	25/18	15/4	3/0
Puc et al. [1996]	104	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	30/74	27/28	6/0
Flechon et al. [1979]	60	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	31/29	15/12	2/0
Total	259	≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm	116/143	64/47	11(17%)/0

PC-RPLND, postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection