Table 3.

Relationships between TIN density and pathological findings in TGCT patients (N = 102)

		TIN density
		Low (N = 81)	High (N = 21)	P value
Pathology	SGCT	57 (56%)	6 (6%)	0.0004
	NGCT	24 (23%)	15 (15%)
Tumor diameter (N = 91)	≤10 cm	69 (76%)	16 (18%)	0.0198
	>10 cm	2 (2%)	4 (4%)
Tunica albuginea invasion	Absent	61 (60%)	12 (12%)	0.1001
	Present	20 (19%)	9 (9%)
Venous invasion	Absent	62 (61%)	11 (11%)	0.0287
	Present	19 (18%)	10 (10%)
Lymphatic vessel invasion	Absent	68 (67%)	17 (16%)	0.7473
	Present	13 (13%)	4 (4%)
Tunica vaginalis invasion	Absent	72 (71%)	17 (16%)	0.4607
	Present	9 (9%)	4 (4%)
Epididymis invasion (N = 100)	Absent	70 (70%)	19 (19%)	1.0000
	Present	9 (9%)	2 (2%)
Spermatic cord invasion	Absent	72 (71%)	16 (16%)	0.1318
	Present	9 (9%)	5 (5%)

TIN tumor-infiltrating neutrophil, TGCT testicular germ cell tumor. Pearson’s chi square test was used for statistical analysis except for ‘Tumor diameter’, ‘Lymphatic vessel invasion’, ‘Tunica vaginalis invasion’, and ‘Epididymis invasion’, which were analyzed by using Fisher’s test