Akdas A, Kirkali Z, Remzi D
Eur Urol. 1986;12(3):151-3. doi: 10.1159/000472604.
Twenty-eight patients with stage-III testicular tumors seen between 1979 and 1984 were analyzed for the effect of delay on diagnosis and chemotherapy and prognosis. A statistically significant relation was determined between the symptom-diagnosis interval and extent of the disease. The complete response (CR) rate was 67% for patients treated within 6 months of symptoms, on the contrary only 16% of patients with interval longer than 6 months to treatment had CR (p less than 0.05). We believe that delay in diagnosis and chemotherapy may affect the response to treatment. Health education of the male population for self-examination of the testes is an important factor for minimizing this delay.
对1979年至1984年间收治的28例III期睾丸肿瘤患者进行分析，以探讨诊断及化疗延迟对预后的影响。症状出现至确诊的时间间隔与疾病范围之间存在统计学显著相关性。症状出现后6个月内接受治疗的患者完全缓解（CR）率为67%，而症状出现至治疗间隔超过6个月的患者CR率仅为16%（p<0.05）。我们认为，诊断及化疗延迟可能影响治疗反应。对男性人群进行睾丸自我检查的健康教育是尽量减少这种延迟的重要因素。
