Risk Factors for Contralateral Testicular Tumors Identified
Treatment of a primary testicular germ cell tumor with chemotherapy reduces the risk of developing a contralateral testicular germ cell tumor, a study found.
Testicular Cancer
One-Cycle BE500P Seems Safe for High-Risk Early Testicular Cancer
Malignant recurrence rate was 1.3% at 2 years for 1-cycle BE500P in high-risk early-stage disease.
Testosterone Replacement May Benefit Younger Male Cancer Survivors
Benefits include significant improvement in body composition measurements over 6 months.
A Left Testicular Mass in a 29-Year-Old Man
A 29-year-old white male patient initially presented with a left solid testicular mass found on self-examination. Per the patient, it is painless and has enlarged over a several month period. He has a remote history of a left undescended testicle and orchiopexy at age 6 years. The patient’s tumor markers (AFP, ß-HCG, LDH) were within…
Metastasis Site Affects Risk of Dying From Testicular Germ Cell Cancer
Among men with stage III testicular germ cell tumors, those with primary brain metastasis have a 3-fold higher risk of dying from their cancer compared with patients whose primary site of metastasis is the lung only.
Testicular Cancer Treatment Does Not Up Risk for Offspring Birth Defects
No increased risk seen at posttreatment in children of fathers with testicular germ-cell cancer
Testicular Cancer More Life Threatening in Blacks
The 10-year mortality risk from testicular cancer is 12% higher among black men compared with white men.
Suicide Risk Up More Than 4-fold for Cancer Patients
Standardized mortality ratio highest for cancers of lung, head and neck, testes, bladder, Hodgkin lymphoma.
A 58-Year-Old Man Presenting With a Cystic Neoplasm of the Testis
A 58-year-old white man with a history of hypertension presented for urologic evaluation for obstructive voiding symptoms and an elevated PSA (3.1 ng/dL). On physical examination he was noted to have a palpable right testicular mass. He underwent a scrotal ultrasound that revealed a large (5.5 × 4.0 × 5.5cm) intra-testicular cystic mass with at…
Spermatogenesis Still Occurs in Men With Testicular Cancer
Spermatogenesis often occurs away from tumor; findings may aid fertility planning, sperm retrieval.
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