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• Testicular Disorders

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Source: National Library of Medicine - 

Summary

Testicles, or testes, make male hormones and sperm. They are two egg-shaped organs inside the scrotum, the loose sac of skin behind the penis. You can get cancer in one or both testicles.

Testicular cancer mainly affects young men between the ages of 20 and 39. It is also more common in men who

• Have had abnormal testicle development
• Have had an undescended testicle
• Have a family history of the cancer

Symptoms include pain, swelling, or lumps in your testicles or groin area. Doctors use a physical exam, lab tests, imaging tests, and a biopsy to diagnose testicular cancer. Most cases can be treated, especially if found early. Treatment options include surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. Regular exams after treatment are important.

Treatments may also cause infertility. If you may want children later on, you should consider sperm banking before treatment.

NIH: National Cancer Institute

Start Here

• General Information about Testicular Cancer  (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish
• What Is Testicular Cancer? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

• Can Testicular Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• How Is Testicular Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• Questions for Your Doctor: Your First Visit (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Testicular Cancer Screening  (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish
•  Tumor Marker Tests  (National Library of Medicine)Also in Spanish
• Ultrasound - Scrotum (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)Also in Spanish

Prevention and Risk Factors

• How to Do a Testicular Self Examination (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Testicular Cancer (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• What Are the Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

• Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• Drugs Approved for Testicular Cancer  (National Cancer Institute)
• Radiation Therapy for Testicular Cancer (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• Surgery for Testicular Cancer (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• Testicular Cancer Treatments: Inguinal Orchiectomy (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Testicular Cancer Treatments: Surveillance (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Treatment Options for Testicular Cancer, by Type and Stage (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish

Living With

• Testicular Cancer Treatments: After Treatment (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• What Happens After Treatment for Testicular Cancer? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish

Related Issues

• Do We Know What Causes Testicular Cancer? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• TCRC Fertility Page (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Testicular Cancer and Sex (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Testicular Microlithiasis: Is It Associated with Testicular Cancer?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish

Specifics

• Extragonadal Germ Cell Cancer (EGC) (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
• Scrotal Masses (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish

Statistics and Research

• Cancer of the Testis  (National Cancer Institute)
• What Are the Key Statistics about Testicular Cancer? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish
• What's New in Testicular Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Testicular Neoplasms  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Alveolar paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma mimicing epididymitis: Case report and literature review. 
• Article: Management of testicular Leydig cell tumor: A case report. 
• Article: Successful Treatment of Growing Teratoma Syndrome of the Lung by... 
• Testicular Cancer -- see more articles 

Reference Desk

• Dictionary of Cancer Terms  (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish
• Testicle (Testicular Cancer Resource Center)

Find an Expert

• American Cancer Society 
• Find a Cancer Doctor (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
• Find a Urologist (Urology Care Foundation)
• National Cancer Institute Also in Spanish
• Organizations That Offer Support Services  (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish

Children

• General Information about Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors  (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish

Teenagers

• How to Perform a Testicular Self-Examination (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish

Patient Handouts

• Testicle lump (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Testicular biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Testicular cancer (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Testicular self-examination (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Understanding Chemotherapy   (National Cancer Institute) - PDFAlso in Spanish
• What to Know about External Beam Radiation Therapy  (National Cancer Institute) - PDFAlso in Spanish