Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of DISC, CCI, and cLVI.

From: Testicular Germ-Cell Tumors with Spermatic Cord Involvement: A Retrospective International Multi-Institutional Experience

 

NSGCT (%)

No. cases with EC (%)

Mean testicular tumor size, cm

Mean spermatic cord tumor size, cm

Spermatic cord margin positive (%)

Nodal involvement at presentation (%)

Metastasis at presentation (%)

Clinical stage at presentation (%)

N0

N1

N2

N3

M0

M1a

M1b

I

II

III

DISC (n = 26)

20 (77%)

15 (58%)

5.9

1.4

11 (42%)

6 (25%)

8 (33%)

6 (25%)

4 (17%)

8 (33%)

14 (58%)

2 (8%)

2 (8%)

6 (25%)

16 (67%)

CCI (n = 17)

10 (59%)

9 (53%)

7.1

2.6

2 (12%)

10 (59%)

6 (35%)

0

1 (6%)

13 (76%)

3 (18%)

1 (6%)

9 (53%)

4 (23%)

4 (23%)

cLVI (n = 3)

3 (100%)

3 (100%)

3.1

n/a

0

1 (33%)

2 (67%)

0

0

2 (67%)

1 (33%)

0

1 (33%)

1 (33%)

1 (33%)

  1. NSGCT Non-seminomatous germ cell tumors, EC Embryonal carcinoma, DISC Discontinuous involvement of spermatic cord soft tissue, CCI Continuous cord involvement, cLVI Cord lymphovascular invasion.