IS TESTICULAR MICROLITHIASIS A REALLY INNOCENT CONDITION? ITS EFFECTS ON ONCOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF GERM CELL TESTICULAR CANCER: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Selvi İ., Sarikaya S., Basar H.

ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA, cilt.73, sa.3, ss.215-225, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.215-225
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Germ cell testicular cancer, Monocyte/lymphocyte ratio, Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, Oncological outcomes, Red blood cell distribution width, Testicular microlithiasis, STAGE, PREVALENCE, TUMORS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

OBJECTIVES: Although it is a well known condition that presence of testicular microlithiasis (TM) with the co-occurrence of specific risk factors such as history of previous germ cell testicular cancer (GCTC), infertility, undescended testes or atrophic testes have high risks for GCTC development,TM is still a controversial topic. Its effects on oncological outcomes have still not been investigated in detail. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the presence of TM has an effect on GCTC prognosis and oncological outcomes.