Germ Cell Tumours: Difference between revisions
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** '''Modality: plain-film chest x-ray vs. CT''' | ** '''Modality: plain-film chest x-ray vs. CT''' | ||
*** '''Chest x-ray''' | *** '''Chest x-ray''' | ||
**** '''Indications''' | **** '''Indications[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31059667/ ★]''' | ||
***** '''Suspected clinical stage I seminoma'''; preferred over CT | ***** '''Suspected clinical stage I seminoma'''; preferred over CT | ||
****** '''When tumor markers are normal, the rate of skip metastasis to the thorax in seminoma is close to 0%,''' and the addition of CT chest to chest x-ray is very unlikely to alter treatment decisions. | ****** '''When tumor markers are normal, the rate of skip metastasis to the thorax in seminoma is close to 0%,''' and the addition of CT chest to chest x-ray is very unlikely to alter treatment decisions. | ||
*** '''CT scan''' | *** '''CT scan''' | ||
**** '''Indications (3)''' | **** '''Indications (3)[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31059667/ ★]''' | ||
****# '''NSGCT''' | ****# '''NSGCT''' | ||
****#* '''Skip metastases are more common in non-seminoma than seminoma.''' | ****#* '''Skip metastases are more common in non-seminoma than seminoma.''' | ||