Cancers investigations

Question 1

Good prognosis dysgerminoma

Answer 1

survuval rate–> 91% for dysgerminoma
or GCT’s

a-FP <1000 ng/L
hCG <5000 mIU/mL
LDH <1.59 N

Question 2

Chemosensitive cancers

Answer 2

MOGCT’s & SCST’s are highly chemosensitive.

Question 3

Intermediate prognosis for dysgerminoma

Answer 3

81% survival rate

a-FP 1000–10 000 ng/mL
hCG 5000–50 000 mIU/mL
LDH 1.5–10 x N

Question 4

Poor prognosis dysgerminoma

Answer 4

50% survival

a-FP >10 000 ng/mL
hCG >50 000 mIU/mL
LDH >10 x N