Difference between revisions of "Testicular scar"
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'''Testicular scar''', also '''scar of testis''', is a phenomenon that may arise in the context of treatment for a [[germ cell tumour]]<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ramsey S, Kerr G, Howard GC, Donat R |title=Orchidectomy after primary chemotherapy for metastatic testicular cancer |journal=Urol. Int. |volume=91 |issue=4 |pages=439–44 |year=2013 |pmid=24021555 |doi=10.1159/000350858 |url=}}</ref> | '''Testicular scar''', also '''scar of testis''', is a phenomenon that may arise in the context of treatment for a [[germ cell tumour]]<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ramsey S, Kerr G, Howard GC, Donat R |title=Orchidectomy after primary chemotherapy for metastatic testicular cancer |journal=Urol. Int. |volume=91 |issue=4 |pages=439–44 |year=2013 |pmid=24021555 |doi=10.1159/000350858 |url=}}</ref> or result from the spontaneous regression of a (germ cell) tumour.<ref name=pmid16819328>{{cite journal |author=Balzer BL, Ulbright TM |title=Spontaneous regression of testicular germ cell tumors: an analysis of 42 cases |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=858–65 |year=2006 |month=July |pmid=16819328 |doi=10.1097/01.pas.0000209831.24230.56 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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*Necrotic tumour. | *Necrotic tumour. | ||
*[[Germ cell tumour]]. | *[[Germ cell tumour]] - typically [[seminoma]].{{fact}} | ||
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