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. 2020 Jul 27;146(11):2829–2841. doi: 10.1007/s00432-020-03326-3

Table 3.

Clinical and pathological features of metastatic and non-metastatic adult granulosa cell tumors

Metastatic adult tGrCT, n = 7 (%) Non-metastatic adult tGrCT, n = 66 (%) P value
Age (years) Available 7/7 Available 66/66
 Mean (± SD) 45 (± 14) 42 (± 19) 0.659
  < 50 years 3 (43) 35 (53)
  ≥ 50 years 4 (57) 31 (47) 0.223
Tumor size (mm) Available 6/7 Available 59/66
 Median (IQR) 70 (51–90) 24 (14–42) 0.001
  < 46 mm 0 (0) 49 (83)
  ≥ 46 mm 6 (100) 10 (17) < 0.001
Tumor markers Available 7/7 Available 35/66
 APF 0 (0) 1 (2)
 HCG 0 (0) 1 (2)
 LDH 0 (0) 1 (2)
Clinical presentation Available 7/7 Available 35/66
 Median time to diagnosis 7 months 24 months 0.364
 Testicular enlargement 3 (43) 18 (27) 0.754
 Palpable mass 2 (29) 13 (20) 0.960
 Gynecomastia 2 (29) 2 (3) 0.019
 Incidental finding 1 (14) 2 (3) 0.453
 Hormonal changes 1 (14) (T↓, FSH/LH↑) 2 (3) 0.102
 Infertility 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Scrotal pain 0 (0) 6 (9) 0.316
Pathology features Available: 7/7 Available: 47/66
 Angiolymphatic invasion 4 (57) 2 (4) 0.002
 Necrosis 2 (29) 4 (9) 0.115
 Pleomorphism 2 (29) 5 (11) 0.103
 High mitotic index 2 (29) 8 (17) 0.109
 Extracapsular growth 2 (29) 2 (4) 0.771
 Infiltrating margins 1 (14) 0 (0) 0.299
 Atypias 0 (0) 1 (2) 0.3
Staining
 Inhibin 4 (57) 13 (28) 0.641
 Vimentin 3 (43) 23 (49) 0.148
 Calretinin 0 (0) 8 (17)

Normally distributed continuous variables were analyzed using the independent samples t test. The Mann–Whitney U test was used for non-normally distributed continuous variables. The Chi-square test was used for categorical variables

SD standard deviation, tGrCT testicular granulosa cell tumor, IQR inter quartile range, AFP alpha fetoprotein, HCG human chorionic gonadotropin, LDH lactate dehydrogenase