Patients with testicular cancer who have had the cancerous testicle removed may require resection of lymph nodes, depending on the type and extent of disease as defined by imaging and blood markers.

Background: A 25-year-old male presented to his local urologist with new-onset right testicular pain and swelling detected on self examination. A scrotal ultrasound scan showed a right testicular mass ...

Doctors also refer to a swollen testicle as testicular enlargement. It occurs when the scrotum (the sac surrounding the testicles) grows abnormally large. Testicular swelling occurs when fluid starts ...

Testicular pain is pain you feel in one or both of your testicles. Your testicles are the two soft, round structures inside your scrotum, the sac of skin underneath your penis. Testicles make sperm ...

When Sal Gomez felt the pain in his testicle and back, he thought he pulled a muscle. When it went away and returned, tests revealed it was testicular cancer. Last year, Sal Gomez noticed he felt pain ...

Like other cancers, testicular cancer is classified by stages. Each stage tells you whether the cancer has spread and if other organs are affected. These stages are used to make decisions about ...

Some swelling is due to enlarged veins called varicoceles. This condition is comparable to varicose veins in the legs and typically develops slowly on one side of the scrotum. Many varicoceles produce ...

The scrotum is a sac of skin that hangs from the body at the front of the pelvis, between the legs. It sits next to the upper thighs, just below the penis. The scrotum contains the testicles. These ...

A healthy 25-year-old man presents with a painless testicular mass. Ultrasound revealed a 5 cm solid mass, appearing to replace the left testicle. A left radical orchiectomy is performed.