Testicular Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosing, and
Medical Imaging
be a misdiagnosis of cancer but can also be
precursors to the problem as well.” (Testicular
Cancer: Symptoms and Signs. 2014, March 1). The
By Mario C. Flores at St. Philips College
cells that are affected in the testes and develop into
cancer are called germ cells and they develop into
This journey of the body begins at the most basic tumors. These conditions can exist in men the ages
part of human anatomy, the Cell. Cancer cells exist from 15-55. They are the majority of testicular
in the body on a daily basis. DNA is the basis for cancer cases and studies around the world.
every cell in the body. When the DNA in a cell is
The testicles are part of the Male
damaged it typically dies and does not reproduce. In reproductive system and is essential to sustain our
this case, cancer cells with the damaged DNA human specie. The two testicles are located in a sack
replicate and with each new cell created they carry of skin called the scrotum, which is beneath the base
the same damaged DNA and start growing out of of the penis. The purpose of the scrotum is to house
control in a region of the body. These cells are the testes and keep them away from the normal body
damaged due to a malfunction during cellular temperature. In early baby development the testicles
mitosis. Cellular Mitosis is a process in cell division are located inside of the abdominal cavity and drop
by which the nucleus divides, typically consisting of into the scrotum before birth. The reason it is outside
four stages, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and of that area is that spermatogenesis does not occur
Telophase. Normally resulting in two new nuclei, well at high temperatures which is normal body
each of which have a copy of the original temp 98.6 degrees or above. The pair of testes are
chromosomes. During cellular mitosis mutations usually identical in size and shape. The proper
occur in which the cancer cell gets an advantage terminology of each testicle are called the testis and
over normal cells. The advantage is usually in together testes. They are also referred to as the
growth. The next stage of the process come to the Gonads. They have two functions, they produce the
development of tumors. There are two types of male hormone called testosterone and make sperm.
tumors, Benign which remain inside the cell and Germ cells are created in the seiminferous tubules
Malignant which the cancer cells exit the tumor and and develop into spermatogonia, spermatocytes,
invade other tissues. The next process is called spermatids, spermatozon they turn into sperm cells.
Metastasis. This occurs when benign tumors spread The process is called spermatogenesis. They are
throughout the body and form new tumors that stored in the epididymis which is 20 feet long
replace normal tissue. They spread through the compact into 1.5 inches. This is where the sperm
bloodstream and lymph vessels of the body. Those mature. The process which kicks off the production
are the two transport systems which cancer spreads of sperm are gonadotropic hormones produced by
throughout the body. Cancer is named specifically the anterior pituitary. They are Luteinizing Hormone
by the tissue or organ that is affected. In our case we and Follicle-stimulating hormone. “FSH and LH
are exploring testicular cancer. Either one or both may have variable biologic activity, depending on
testicles can be affected. Symptoms can vary in their carbohydrate content