Clinical and pathologic observation of testicular tumors were made on 28 cases who were admitted to the Department of Urology, Yonsei University Hospital, during the period from January, 1972 to December, 1981.
The results are summarized as follows:
1. Among the 3500 cases of male inpatients, 422 (12.1%) were G-U tract turnors and 28 (0.8%) were testicular tumors.
2. Age distribution was between 4 months and 79 years old, showing the highest incidence under 5 old age group (39.3%).
3. There were 18 cases (64.3%) on the right, 8 cases (28.6%) on the left and 2 cases (7.1%) were bilateral.
4. Thirteen cases (46.4%) visited the hospital within 6 months after the onset of the symptoms and 20 cases(71.4%) within 1 year.
5. The presenting symptoms were painless scrotal mass (60.7%), painful scrotal mass (17.8%) abdominal mass(21.4%).
6. Six cases (21.4%) arose from undescended testis and all were seminoma.
7. Eleven cases (39.3%) had already metastasis when first seen.
8. There were 11 cases of seminoma (39.3%), 9 cases of embryonal cell carcinoma (32.1%), 1 cases of rhabdomyosarcoma (3.5%), 6 cases of benign teratoma (21.4%) and 1 case of lymphoma (3.5%).
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