Seminoma risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in testicular seminoma include undescended testis, caucasian race, previous tumor in the contralateral testis, and family history of testicular germ cell tumor.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in testicular seminoma include:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Common Risk Factors
- Caucasian race
- Undescended testicle
- Family history of testicular cancer
- Personal history of testicular cancer (previous tumor in contralateral testis)
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Impaired spermatogenesis
- Hypospadias
- Testicular microlithiasis
- Testicular dysgenesis
Less Common Risk Factors
- Infections such as HIV, orchitis
- History of trauma
- Organ transplant immunosuppression
- Canabis exposure
References
- ↑ Risk factors for testicular germ cell tumors. Dr Matt A. Morgan and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. Accessed on February 25, 2016
- ↑ Causes of seminoma. US National Library of Medicine 2016. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001288.htm. Accessed on February 29, 2016
- ↑ Khan O, Protheroe A (October 2007). “Testis cancer”. Postgrad Med J. 83 (984): 624–32. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2007.057992. PMC 2600126. PMID 17916870.
- ↑ McGlynn KA, Trabert B (April 2012). “Adolescent and adult risk factors for testicular cancer”. Nat Rev Urol. 9 (6): 339–49. doi:10.1038/nrurol.2012.61. PMC 4031676. PMID 22508459.
- ↑ Boccellino M, Vanacore D, Zappavigna S, Cavaliere C, Rossetti S, D’Aniello C, Chieffi P, Amler E, Buonerba C, Di Lorenzo G, Di Franco R, Izzo A, Piscitelli R, Iovane G, Muto P, Botti G, Perdonà S, Caraglia M, Facchini G (November 2017). “Testicular cancer from diagnosis to epigenetic factors”. Oncotarget. 8 (61): 104654–104663. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.20992. PMC 5732834. PMID 29262668.
- ↑ Ghazarian AA, Kelly SP, Altekruse SF, Rosenberg PS, McGlynn KA (June 2017). “Future of testicular germ cell tumor incidence in the United States: Forecast through 2026”. Cancer. 123 (12): 2320–2328. doi:10.1002/cncr.30597. PMC 5629636. PMID 28241106.
- ↑ Gurney J, Shaw C, Stanley J, Signal V, Sarfati D (November 2015). “Cannabis exposure and risk of testicular cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. BMC Cancer. 15: 897. doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1905-6. PMC 4642772. PMID 26560314.
© 2026 MyEClinic – IFTM Institut für Telematik in der Medizin GmbH