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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Testicular cancer medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Testicular cancer surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Testicular cancer primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Testicular cancer secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Testicular cancer cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Testicular cancer future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
[[Testicular cancer medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Testicular cancer surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Testicular cancer primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Testicular cancer secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Testicular cancer cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Testicular cancer future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
==Symptoms and early detection ==
The nature of any palpated lump in the [[scrotum]] is evaluated by scrotal [[ultrasound]], which can determine exact location, size, and some characteristics of the lump, such as cystic vs solid, uniform vs heterogeneous, sharply circumscribed or poorly defined. The extent of the disease is evaluated by [[CT scan]]s, which are used to locate [[metastasis|metastases]].  Blood tests are also used to identify and measure [[tumor marker]]s that are specific to testicular cancer. The diagnosis is made by performing an orchiectomy, surgical excision of the entire [[testis]] along with attached structures [[epididymis]] and [[spermatic cord]]; the resected specimen is evaluated by a [[pathologist]]. A [[biopsy]] should not be performed, as it raises the risk of migrating cancer cells into the scrotum. The reason why inguinal orchiectomy is the preferred method is that the lymphatic system of the scrotum links to the lower extremities and that of the testicle links to the retroperitoneum.  A transscrotal biopsy or orchiectomy will potentially leave cancer cells in the scrotum and create two vectors for cancer spread, while in an inguinal orchiectomy only the retroperitoneal route exists.


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Testicular cancer
OMIM 273300
DiseasesDB 12966
MeSH C04.588.322.762

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