Table 2. Summary of 'Burned Out' TGCT Cases.
NSGCT= non-seminomatous germ cell tumors
+BhCG= elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin level
+aFP= elevated alpha-fetoprotein level
LDH= elevated lactate dehydrogenase level
Orch= orchiectomy
| Presenting Site of 'Burned Out' TGCT | Total Cases | Age (Mean, Range) | +BhCG | +aFP | +LDH | Orch Alone | Chemo Alone | Orch + Chemo | Radiation Therapy Included | Treatment Unknown | Treatment Response, Death, Outcome Unknown | |
| Retroperitoneal | 41 | 32 (17-67) | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 15,1,26 | |||||
| Seminoma | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NSGCT | ||||||||||||
| Testicular | 10 | 33, (23-56) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2,0,8 | ||||||
| Seminoma | 1 | |||||||||||
| NSGCT | 2 | 0,0.3 | ||||||||||
| Mediastinum | 3 | 30.3 (27-32) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Seminoma | ||||||||||||
| NSGCT | 1 | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 3 | 27.3 (20-32) | 2 | 2,0,1 | ||||||||
| Seminoma | ||||||||||||
| NSGCT | 2 | |||||||||||
| Gastric | 3 | 39 (24-55) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Seminoma | 2 | |||||||||||
| NSGCT | ||||||||||||
| Other | 19 | 32 (20-49) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4,0,13 | |||||
| Seminoma | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| NSGCT | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 79 | 32.7 (17-67) | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 23,1,51 | |
| Seminoma | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| NSGCT | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other/unknown | 2 | |||||||||||