Table 3.
Comparison of metrics between patients with testicular germ cell tumors at our Institution stratified by those who experienced a thromboembolic event and those who did not
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Thromboembolic event
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Metric
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No (%)
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Yes (%)
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P
value
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| n | 49 | 19 | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 30.9 (7.86) | 30.79 (8.67) | 0.909 |
| BMI [mean (SD)] | 27.87 (6.38) | 30.22 (9.25) | 0.237 |
| Cigarette smoker = Yes (%) | 27 (55.1) | 8 (42.1) | 0.421 |
| Marijuana use = Yes (%) | 13 (26.5) | 3 (15.8) | 0.526 |
| Side of orchiectomy = Right (%) | 27 (55.1) | 6 (31.6) | 0.107 |
| Pathology = Seminoma (%) | 11 (22.4) | 8 (42.1) | 0.135 |
| Pathologic stage (%) | 0.050 | ||
| I | 10 (20.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| II | 33 (67.3) | 14 (73.7) | |
| III | 6 (12.2) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Port = Yes (%) | 4 (8.2) | 3 (15.8) | 0.390 |
| Type of chemotherapy (%) | |||
| BEP X 3 | 45 (91.8) | 13 (68.4) | |
| BEP X 3 + EP X 1 | 4 (8.2) | 2 (10.5) | |
| EP X 4 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (21.1) | |
| RPLN ≥ 3.0 cm = Yes (%) | 10 (20.4) | 8 (42.1) | 0.123 |
| RPLND = Yes (%) | 12 (24.5) | 6 (31.6) | 0.555 |
| Recurrence after chemotherapy = Yes (%) | 3 (6.1) | 2 (10.5) | 0.614 |
BMI: Body mass index; BEP: Bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin; EP: Etoposide and cisplatin; RPLN: Retroperitoneal lymph node; RPLND: Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.