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BASICS
Description
- Testicular cancer: 1% of all cancers in men; most common solid malignancy in men aged 15–35 years; ~ 8,400 new cases diagnosed in the US in 2009 (1).
- Is one of the most curable solid-organ cancers (95.9%, 5-year survival) (2).
- Arise from any testicular or adnexal cell; divided into germinal cell (GC) (~95%) and nongerminal tumors (~5%). GC divided into seminomatous and nonseminomatous types.
ALERT:
Pediatric Considerations
- 1–2% of all solid tumors in childhood; incidence of 0·5–2 per 100,000; 74% of primary testis tumors in prepubertal children were benign.
- Bimodal distribution, peak in young adults and smaller peak in the 1st 3 years of life.
- The peak age at presentation ...
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