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Testicular lumps Flashcards

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Types

A

Varicocele - Dilated veins in pampiniform plexus (collection of veins in scrotum)

Hydrocele - collection of fluid in tunica vaginalis

Epididymis- orchitiS - infection of epididymis and testes due to chlamydia and gonorrhoea

Testicular cancer - seminoma (40 years old) and germ cell (less than 30 year old and worse prognosis)

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Varicocele Features

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Bag of worms

Associated with RENal cell carcinoma

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Hydrocele features

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Fluctuate swelling that transiluminates

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Epididymis- orchitiS Features

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Swollen
Tender
Red
Warm testicle

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Cancer features

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Form mass tethered to testes

Dull ache

Heaviness

Abdominal pain

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Investigations for testicular mass

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Bloods: tumour markers (LDH, AFP)

Urethral swab

Imaging: Ultrasound, staging CT

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