What forms can take egg tumors? For what features recognize egg cancer? What complications are dangerous this ailment? Answers to these questions you will learn from this article.
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Egg tumor and its types
Egg cancer most often occurs in men aged 15-40 years. There are three peak of the incidence of egg cancer: up to 10 years, at 20-40 years and after 60 years. Egg cancer is about 2% of all neoplasms in men. This is one of the most «Young» Tumor.
The testicle consists of a variety of shells that are formed by various tissues. From each presented tissue may occur tumors, this explains the variety of malignant tumors of eggs. There is a classification of egg tumors, which includes three sections - germinogenic tumors, gonadic stroma tumors and other tumors.
The most common germinogenic tumors (seminomes, embryonic carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, a tumor of the yolk bag, teratoma, mixed tumors), which are formed from the ducts, according to which spermatozoa come from cells in which they are formed, in the seed-handing ducts that are sperm in the urethra. Among the germinogenic tumors, the most commonly found seminom.
For what features recognize egg cancer
The first symptom, which most often makes you turn to a doctor to a doctor, is the presence of a neoplasm in the scrotum. The neoplasm is detected, as a rule, by chance.
Unfortunately, the regular self-examination of the scrotum is not promoted in Russia as the method of early detection of cancer. Generally, the egg cancer speaks little and few write in the media. A knot or small swelling, which is detected by a man, as a rule, painless. In a third of the patients, pain marks.
The diagnosis of egg tumors is based on clinical data - examination of the patient, inspection and feeling of the scrotum, as well as inspection and feeling of possible zones of tumor metastasis. A ultrasonic study of the abdominal organs is carried out, in which they exclude or confirm the presence of metastases in the internal organs, as well as the lymph nodes of the retroperitoneal space.
Ultrasound examination and eggs are carried out, which allows you to often determine the connection of the tumor with other formations of the scrotum. They produce lung radiography to exclude or confirm the presence of metastases in the lungs.
Forecast with timely and proper treatment in most patients with a tumor of eggs favorable - 5-year survival is 85-90%.
About 10 percent of cases, the first manifestations are associated with the advent of remote metastases. So, with tumors, the metastases may appear in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes, squeeze the ureters and break the outflow of urine, which in turn can cause aggravation of pyelonephritis or lead to hydronephrosis. Metastases can appear in the neck lymph nodes, where they squeeze the upper respiratory tract, which in turn leads to the appearance of shortness of breath, cough.
Egg tumors are metastasted in the brain, causing changes in psyche, neurological disorders (paresa, paralysis). Methtasize egg tumors in the lungs, breaking the respiratory function. During metastases of tumors, eggs in the bone occurs pain syndrome and fractures.
