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A 24-year-old male asked:

how common is testicular cancer? worried about it when its hard to check myself due to varioceles.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Pathology 49 years experience

Uncommon: Testicular cancer is a rare tumor type accounting for 1% of malignancies in men.

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A 43-year-old female asked:

Hus had an us of his scrutum due to a knot & history of varicocele. diangosis 1 testicle smaller & more hypoechoic. Ct showed hepatic hypodense lesions. Cancer?

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Can the veins under my left testicle after a varicocele surgery cause testicular cancer? And also why do I feel slight pain on top of my left testicle 4 months after surgery

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