Is testicular germ cell cancer associated with increased muscle mass or adiposity?

Introduction: The correlation between an increased body mass index and testicular germ cell cancer has been a topical subject matter of literature. The thesis examines whether for patients with germ cell cancer of the testis the relation between the body cross section and the muscle mass at a particular spot at the abdomen is dislocated toward muscle hypertrophy.

Patients, Materials, And Methods: CT examinations of 120 patients with testicular tumor have been compared to CTs of 60 trauma surgery patients.