Do you know the symptoms of testicular cancer?

Do you know the symptoms of testicular cancer? As we all know, the testicles are the most important reproductive organs for men. Although testicular cancer is not a common or frequently occurring disease, its harmfulness cannot be underestimated. If you feel any discomfort in the testicular area, you can check yourself against the following symptoms to prevent it from happening.

Generally, the early symptoms of cancer are not obvious, and by the time it is discovered, it is already in the middle or late stages. I have listed some early and late stage symptoms for you to compare:

Early symptoms: First, the heaviness of the testicles: The heaviness of the testicles is one of the symptoms of early testicular cancer. Since the testicular tumor is formed by the massive growth of tumor cells, it is a substantial mass. After growing to a certain size, the weight of the testicles increases suddenly, and the patient will feel heavy and fall, or even affect walking. If you hold up the testicles with your hands, you will feel a certain weight.

Secondly, the testicles are hard: If the testicles feel like rocks and are very hard when touched, this is significantly different from the symmetrical swelling and soft texture of the testicles when the testicles are usually inflamed. Hard testicles are an important symptom of early testicular cancer.

Furthermore, the translucency test is negative: Symptoms of early testicular cancer also include a negative testicular translucency test. Generally, when there is hydrocele, the translucency of the renal capsule and testicles is enhanced, and the translucency test is positive; however, when the testicular tumor grows densely and solidly, there is no fluid inside, and the translucency is greatly weakened, showing a negative result.

Late symptoms: Symptoms of testicular cancer metastasis: Testicular tumors mainly metastasize to lymph nodes, commonly in the internal iliac, common iliac, para-aortic and mediastinal lymph nodes. The metastatic lesions can be very large and can be felt in the abdomen. Patients complain of lower back and back pain. Patients with testicular choriocarcinoma may experience breast hypertrophy and pigmentation of the nipple and areola.

Symptoms of testicular enlargement: 88% of patients have varying degrees of testicular enlargement. Sometimes the testicles are completely replaced by tumors, with a hard texture and no normal elasticity. In the early stage, the surface is smooth, but in the late stage, the surface may be nodular, may adhere to the scrotum, or even rupture. The scrotal skin may be dark red, and there are often tortuous blood vessels on the surface. When doing a light transmission test, it is not transparent.

Pain is another symptom of testicular cancer: Nearly 90% of patients lose testicular sensation and feel no pain. Therefore, the tumor is generally considered to be a painless scrotal mass. It is worth noting that acutely painful testicular tumors can also be seen in clinical practice, but they are often considered to be inflammatory signs. The cause of pain is bleeding or central necrosis in the tumor, or pain caused by testicular tumors invading tissues outside the testicle.