Testicular cancer is a disease when testicular cells become abnormal (malignant) in one or both testicles. It is the most common cancer in 20- to 35-year-old men and has two main types, seminomas and nonseminomas.

1. TESTIS TUMOR
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2. Testicular cancer is a disease
when testicular cells become
abnormal (malignant) in one
or both testicles.
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3. TYPES OF TESTICULAR CANCER
SEMINOMA
Seminomas tend to grow and
spread slowly.most commonly
presenting with a painless
mass in the scrotum.
NON SEMINOMA
A type of testicular cancer that
arises in specialized sex cells
called germ cells that give rise
to sperm.
STROMAL TUMORS
Tumors that develop from the
supportive tissues around the
germ cells in the testicle.
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4. TESTICULAR LUMP ENLARGEMENT
OR SWELLING OF A
TESTICLE AND/OR
SCROTUM
SHRINKING OF A
TESTICLE
SYMPTOMS
FEELING OF
HEAVINESS IN THE
SCROTUM
DULL ABDOMINAL
ACHE
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5. CAUSES FOR TESTICULAR
TUMOR
Testicular cancer occurs when healthy cells in a testicle become
altered.sometimes some cells develop abnormalities, causing this growth to
get out of control. The accumulating cells form a mass in the testicle.
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6. RISK FACTORS
UNDESCENDED TESTICLES
Having undescended testicles
(cryptorchidism) increases the risk of
testicular cancer.
FERTILITY PROBLEMS
Men with fertility problems have an
increased risk of testicular cancer.
ABNORMAL CELLS IN THE
TESTICLE
Carcinoma in situ (CIS) means that
there are abnormal cells in the testicle.
FAMILY HISTORY
Having family members who have had
testicular cancer have an increased risk
of getting it.
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7. STEM CELL
TRANSPLANT
High dose
chemotherapy kill
cancerous &
healthy cells.Stem
cell transplant
treatment replace
the blood-forming
cells.
TREATMET METHODS
SURGERY
Surgery to remove
the testicle (inguinal
orchiectomy) and
some of the lymph
nodes.
RADIATION
THERAPY
Radiation therapy is
a cancer treatment
that uses high-
energy x-rays or
other types
of radiation to kill
cancer cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY
Chemotherapy is a
cancer treatment
that uses drugs to
stop the growth of
cancer cells, either
by killing the cells
or by stopping the
cells from dividing.
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8. Testis cancer & Infertility
Certain treatments for testicular
cancer can cause infertility that
may be permanent.Patients who
may wish to have children should
consider sperm banking before
having treatment.
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9. Urologic Oncology
Treatments in Chennai
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