Table 1 OVID MEDLINE search strategy

1.

Testicular Neoplasms/ or Rete Testis/

2.

Germinoma/

3.

(testi* adj3 (cancer* or tumo* or neoplas* or carcinom* or malign*)).tw.

4.

“Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal”/

5.

(Germ* adj3 (cancer* or tumo* or neoplas* or carcinom* or malign*)).tw.

6.

Disease Progression/ or Risk Factors/ or Prognosis/

7.

Recurrence/ or Follow-Up Studies/ or Watchful Waiting/

8.

Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/

9.

Progression*.tw.

10.

Relaps*.tw.

11.

Recurrence*.tw.

12.

Seminom*.tw.

13.

Seminoma/

14.

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5

15.

6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11

16.

12 or 13

17.

14 and 15 and 16