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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Symptoms of seminoma include painless testicular mass with discomfort, back pain, abdominal discomfort, or abdominal mass.

Symptoms

• Most common presentation of testicular seminoma is a painless testicular mass, although 45% will report a degree of testicular discomfort.
• Bilateral tumors are rare (~2%) and are almost always asynchronous.
• Diagnosis following trauma is common as it draws the patient’s attention to the lump.
• Back pain, abdominal discomfort, or abdominal mass may be a presenting feature in the 25% of patients who have retroperitoneal nodal metastases.
• Presentation with distant or extranodal metastases is rare (5%).
  • The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic. OR
  • The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
  • Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].

History

Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:

• [History finding 1]
• [History finding 2]
• [History finding 3]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of [disease] include:

• • Painless lump or swelling in a testicle
  • Pain in testicle or scrotum
  • discomfort in a testicle or scrotum
  • a sensation of heaviness in the scrotum
  • a dull ache in the lower back, groin, or abdomen
  • a sudden accumulation of fluid in the scrotum
  • unexplained tiredness or malaise.

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

• [Symptom 1]
• [Symptom 2]
• [Symptom 3]