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Testicular cancer. 7.4 × 5.5-cm seminoma in a radical orchiectomy specimen. Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. [2] Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle or swelling or pain in the scrotum. [2] Treatment may result in infertility.
Relative incidences of testicular tumors, showing seminoma at bottom left. [2] A seminoma is a germ cell tumor of the testicle or, more rarely, the mediastinum or other extra-gonadal locations. It is a malignant neoplasm and is one of the most treatable and curable cancers, with a survival rate above 95% if discovered in early stages.
In the ovary, embryonal carcinoma is quite rare, amounting to approximately three percent of ovarian germ cell tumours. The median age at diagnosis is 15 years. Symptoms and signs are varied, and may include sexual precocity and abnormal (increased, reduced or absent) uterine bleeding. [1]
Orchiectomy (also named orchidectomy) is a surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed. The surgery can be performed for various reasons: [1][2][3] treatment for testicular cancer. as part of gender-affirming surgery for transgender women. as management for advanced prostate cancer [4]
Testicular self-examination (TSE) is a procedure where a man examines his own testicles and scrotum for possible lumps or swelling. [1] It is usually undertaken at home while standing in front of a mirror and after having a warm bath or shower. [1] Monthly self-examination of the testicles starting at puberty may be an effective way of ...
September 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM. Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua announced Tuesday that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer this summer and underwent surgery to remove a tumor. Joshua ...
Pathology, urology. Germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) represents the precursor lesion for many types of testicular germ cell tumors. [1] The term GCNIS was introduced with the 2016 edition of the WHO classification of urological tumours. [1] GCNIS more accurate describes the lesion as it arises between the basement membrane and Sertoli cells ...
Specialty. Pathology, urology. Spermatocytic tumor, previously called spermatocytic seminoma, is a neoplasm of the testis (i.e. a tumour of the testis), and classified as a germ cell tumour. The name of the tumour comes from the similarity (under the microscope) between the small cells of the tumour and secondary spermatocytes.