Testicular Cancer: Contemporary Updates in Staging

Khaleel I Al-Obaidy; Martin J Magers; Muhammad T Idrees

doi:10.1016/j.path.2022.07.010

Testicular Cancer: Contemporary Updates in Staging

Surg Pathol Clin. 2022 Dec;15(4):745-757. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.07.010.

Authors

Khaleel I Al-Obaidy¹, Martin J Magers², Muhammad T Idrees³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
² IHA Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: midrees@iupui.edu.

PMID: 36344187
DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2022.07.010

Abstract

Testicular tumors are the most common solid tumors in young men, the vast majority of which are of germ cell origin. The staging of human cancers is paramount to correct patient management. Staging systems have passed through several developments leading to the release of the most recent 8th edition of the American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) staging manual, which is based on the current understanding of tumor behavior and spread. In this review, the authors summarize the current AJCC staging of the germ cell tumors, highlight essential concepts, and provide insight into the most important parameters of testicular tumors.

Keywords: American Joint Commission on Cancer; Germ cell tumor; Testicular tumors; Testis staging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal* / diagnosis
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal* / pathology
Prognosis
Testicular Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Testicular Neoplasms* / pathology
United States

Supplementary concepts

Testicular Germ Cell Tumor