Table I.
Clinical factor | Case | χ2 test | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 0.785 | 0.940 | |
20–29 | 6 | ||
30–39 | 20 | ||
40–49 | 16 | ||
50–59 | 9 | ||
>59 | 7 | ||
Tumor side | 0.906 | 0.341 | |
Right | 35 | ||
Left | 23 | ||
Pathological side | 9.070 | 0.011 | |
Typical testicular seminoma | 29 | ||
Testicular seminoma combined embryonal carcinoma | 13 | ||
Testicular seminoma combined embryonal carcinoma as well as teratoma | 16 | ||
Clinical stage | 7.162 | 0.028 | |
I | 17 | ||
II | 32 | ||
III | 9 | ||
LDH value | 5.285 | 0.022 | |
Normal | 24 | ||
Increasing | 34 | ||
HCG value | 3.677 | 0.055 | |
Normal | 32 | ||
Increasing | 26 | ||
AFP value | 4.783 | 0.029 | |
Normal | 31 | ||
Increasing | 27 | ||
Postoperative treatment methods | 6.362 | 0.042 | |
Postoperative radiotherapy | 35 | ||
Postoperative chemotherapy | 12 | ||
Postoperative radiotherapy+chemotherapy | 11 |
LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; AFP, α-fetoprotein.