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- D Di Domenico, P Bridges, R Sharifi, M Rubenstein, and P Guinan.
- Department of Urology, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
- Rev Invest Clin. 1997 Mar 1; 49 (2): 939693-6.
ObjectiveThe objective was to determine if ethnicity was a prognostic variable in survival outcomes for testicular seminoma.MaterialsEighty-seven consecutive patients with a histologic diagnosis of seminoma treated at University of illinois Hospitals were evaluated.ResultsThere were 52 (57%) white, 22 (24%) African-American, 16 (18%) Mexican-American and 1% Asian patients. Adjusted survivals for the life-table method were 84% and 80% for the whites and Africa-American patients and 69% for the Hispanic patients. The poorer outcome appeared to be related to stage at diagnosis.ConclusionIn this population with testicular seminoma Mexican-American patients appear to have a worse prognosis than other ethnic groups. These differences were associated to a delayed diagnosis probably due to cultural influences.
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