Half-life of serum alpha-fetoprotein in prepubertal testicular yolk sac tumors: an index significantly associated with prognosis.

Zonghan LiPei LiuJiayi LiZhenzhen YangSongqiao FanZikun ShaoYujie XiaZihong WangXinyu WangNing SunWeiping ZhangHongcheng Song

Published in: World journal of urology (2024)

Testicular YST is a relatively rare disease in children with an OS of 100%, and salvage chemotherapy is effective even in grade IV patients. The postoperative AFP HL was significantly associated with prognosis in prepubertal patients with testicular YST. The cut-off value for AFP HL is 5.78 days regardless of the effect of physiological AFP elevation.

Keyphrases

germ cell
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
young adults
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported