Will testicular cancer kill you in the late stages?

Due to the continuous improvement of living standards in recent years and the emergence of many office workers who sit for long periods of time, the number of patients suffering from testicular cancer is increasing. Many male friends do not pay much attention to testicular health. By the time they discover the disease, it is already in the late stage. These patients really want to know, will they die from testicular cancer in the late stage? Today we will answer this question.

Maybe many people don’t know that testicular cancer is indeed a very terrible disease, especially in the late stage of testicular cancer. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of late stage testicular cancer and whether these symptoms will lead to the patient’s death:

1. Acute abdominal pain: Testicular tumors located higher up can cause reflex pain in the lower abdomen due to the downward pull on the nerves. Especially for cryptorchidism located in the abdominal cavity, if malignant changes occur and testicular torsion occurs at the same time, acute abdominal pain is very severe. If you do not seek medical treatment in time, your life will be in danger.

2. Testicular heaviness: Since testicular tumors are formed by the massive growth of tumor cells, they are substantial masses. When they grow to a certain extent, the weight of the testicles increases suddenly, and the patient will feel heavy and even have difficulty walking. If you hold up the testicles with your hands, it feels like holding up a stone, and there is a certain sense of weight. If the patient cannot receive effective treatment at this time, the cancer cells will spread, and the patient will go into shock or even die in a short time.

3. Acute testicular pain: One day, the affected testicle suddenly experiences severe pain, just like testicular torsion. It turns out that it is caused by sudden bleeding, embolism and ischemic necrosis of testicular tumor tissue.

4. Abnormal scrotal appearance: When testicular tumors develop to the middle and late stages, the testicles are sometimes completely replaced by tumors, with a hard texture and no normal elasticity. In the early stages, the surface is smooth, but in the late stages, it may be nodular, adhere to the scrotum, or even rupture. The scrotal skin may be dark red, and there are often tortuous blood vessels on the surface. In this case, treatment must be sought immediately, otherwise there is a risk of life.

The above is the answer to the question of whether testicular cancer can lead to death in the late stage. I hope that all male friends will pay enough attention to testicular health and have regular physical examinations to ensure that lesions are detected in time in the early stages and testicular cancer is cured as soon as possible.