What Causes Pain In The Testicle?

Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2016

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Question : My left side testicle is having a growth for a few months whereas the right one shrank so much ! I am 65 years old ! I have slight pain on the left one sometimes otherwise no problem ! Do I need to take any treatment ?

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief answer....get this growth evaluated by proper investigations
Detailed answer....
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your situation.
Although most of the scrotal lumps are non cancerous in nature but sometimes testicular cancer can be the cause for it.
Although testicular cancer is most often found in ages between 19-50 years of age but sometimes it can occur in old people also.
You are advised to consult a surgeon and get the ultrasound scrotum done along with blood tests like tumour markers and testicular biopsy,if needed.
Treatment would depend upon the cause found.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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