Table 1 Initial symptoms and clinical data in 18 patients with seminoma and 36 patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumor
From: Management of the primary malignant mediastinal germ cell tumors: experience with 54 patients
| Â | Seminoma | NSGCT |
|---|---|---|
Symptom | No. of patients (%) | No. of patients (%) |
Chest pain | 6 (33.3) | 18 (50.0) |
Dyspnea | 3 (16.7) | 15 (41.7) |
Cough | 3 (16.7) | 13 (36.1) |
Back or shoulder pain | 1 (5.6) | 2 (5.6) |
Hemoptysis | 0 (0) | 6 (16.7) |
Hoarsness | 0 (0) | 1 (2.8) |
Super vena cava syndrom | 1 (5.6) | 2 (5.6) |
Fever | 1 (5.6) | 6 (16.7) |
Weight loss | 2 (11.1) | 4 (11.1) |
Asymptomatic | 2 (11.1) | 1 (2.8) |