This type of cancer has been on the rise in recent decades, especially in industrialised countries.

Risk Factors and Symptoms

Risk factors include cryptorchidism and having a first-degree relative with the condition. The most common symptom is the appearance of a scrotal mass that is palpable but not painful, unilateral, and discovered incidentally on ultrasound or due to trauma.

DiagnosticoDiagnosticoDIAGNOSIS

Detection of tumour markers in the blood:

  • Alpha-fetoprotein
  • Human chorionic gonadotropin
  • Lactate dehydrogenase

Imaging tests:

  • Ultrasound scan
  • Computed tomography
TratamientoTratamientoTREATMENT

In low-grade cases, we offer our patients organ-preserving surgery, removing only the tumour and leaving the rest of the healthy tissue intact.

In all other cases, treatment will consist of orchiectomy.

Depending on the type and stage of the tumour, treatment after surgery may need to be completed with radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Specialties:
  • Urology