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3094216

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report on a consecutive series of 253 cases of seminoma of the testis followed with periodic chest X-ray examinations from a minimum of three to a maximum of 27 years. The detection rate of asymptomatic intrathoracic metastases (ITM) was considered together with the costs of the follow-up procedure. Chest X-ray follow-up is not advisable beyond one year from primary treatment, since most (14 of 18) ITM occur in the first year, the detection rate of ITM beyond this date is too low (0.11% patients/year), and the related costs are too high (over $130,000 per ITM detected). Chest X-ray follow-up is questionable even in the first year after primary treatment for Stage I cases because of the low detection rate (1.38% patients/year) and the high costs (over $14,000 per ITM detected), whereas it appears to be opportune in Stages IIA and IIB.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0300-8916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
405-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost-effectiveness of chest X-ray follow-up of patients treated for seminoma of the testis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article