Testicular Cancer
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| Name: Testicular Cancer |
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| Any of several different types of cancer that may develop in the testicles. The types include embryomas, seminomas (most common and least serious), choriocarcinoma, teratomas, and a number of rarer ones. |
Causes of Testicular Cancer
Unknown. Rare form of cancer that develops in one in every 50,000 adult men every year. Most common in early adult and middle-age. |
Symptoms of Testicular Cancer
A firm lump, hardening, unusual tenderness or gradual enlargement of the testicle. There is often no pain, but unusually some patient' s develop small breasts due to excess production of female oestrogen by the tumor. |
Tests for Testicular Cancer
Some types of cancer can be detected by blood tests, but any hard lump in the scrotum must be investigated by ultrasound, and if necessary surgically biopsied, to determine the exact cause. |
Treatment for Testicular Cancer
Involves removing the affected testicle and nearby lymph nodes, followed by irradiation or cytotoxic drugs depending upon the type of cancer present.
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Complications of Testicular Cancer of its treatment
May spread to the lymph nodes in the groin, the lungs and liver. |
Likely Outcome of Testicular Cancer
Overall cure rate is 90%. |
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