A one-stop clinic for men with testicular anxiety.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
James A MooreDerek Fawcett

Abstract

Testicular lumps and orchalgia both cause considerable anxiety, usually related to concerns about possible cancer. We established a rapid-access testicular clinic staffed by a urologist and a specialist ultrasonographer in order to delay the time to a definitive diagnosis. Over a 30-month period, 845 men underwent clinical examination and scrotal ultrasonography. Overall, 4% of men were found to have testicular cancer. The majority of men were found to have normal testes or minor abnormalities and could be re-assured. This one-stop clinic reduces the time to a definitive diagnosis which may reduce anxiety suffered by men with testicular complaints and allows rapid identification of those harbouring a testicular malignancy.

References

Apr 14, 2000·European Journal of Cancer Care·R A Moore, A Topping
Feb 7, 2004·BJU International·B W EllisW W Dunsmuir

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