Testicular cancer CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2], Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]

Overview

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer.

CT Scan

CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer in case of metastasis.^[1]
CT scan is used to see if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the abdomen or chest. It can also check if testicular cancer has spread to the brain.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ “www.nccn.org” (PDF).
↑ Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA (2017). “Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives”. Radiographics. 37 (4): 1085–1098. doi:10.1148/rg.2017160164. PMC 5548453. PMID 28574809.
↑ Kreydin EI, Barrisford GW, Feldman AS, Preston MA (June 2013). “Testicular cancer: what the radiologist needs to know”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 200 (6): 1215–25. doi:10.2214/AJR.12.10319. PMID 23701056.

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