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29 yr old son 5 years post hodgkin's tx with surgery, chemo, rad. developing discomfort and mild swelling in 1 testical. fam doc says wait . advice?
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Concerning...: If your son is having any other symptoms like fever, new lymph nodes, new bruising, shortness of breath while lying down, night sweats, unintentional weight loss, or new fatigue, i would get an ultrasound of his testicles now. I would be worried about a 2nd cancer like non-hodgkin lymphoma rather than a relapse. If he is otherwise ok and swelling not worse, ok to wait perhaps a little.
Answered 11/2/2015
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Go to see oncologist: He should go to see his oncologist and get more testing-blood work and imaging studies. He should get an ultrasound for the testes and make sure there is no testicular mass. Due to his history of hodgkin's- need to make sure there is no recurence disease to the testes. Also, due to his young age-also need to make sure to rule out condition like testicular cancer - etc. Don't wait-go to see onc.
Answered 10/4/2016
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