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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer.  
[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of testicular cancer.  


==CT Scan==
==CT Scan==
* [[CT scan]] of the abdomen and pelvis may be helpful in the diagnosis of testicular cancer in case of metastasis.<ref name="urlwww.nccn.org">{{cite web |url=https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/testicular.pdf |title=www.nccn.org |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* [[CT scan]] of the [[abdomen]] and [[pelvis]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of testicular cancer in case of [[metastasis]].<ref name="urlwww.nccn.org">{{cite web |url=https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/testicular.pdf |title=www.nccn.org |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* 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]].<ref name="pmid28574809">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA |title=Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives |journal=Radiographics |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=1085–1098 |date=2017 |pmid=28574809 |pmc=5548453 |doi=10.1148/rg.2017160164 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23701056">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kreydin EI, Barrisford GW, Feldman AS, Preston MA |title=Testicular cancer: what the radiologist needs to know |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=200 |issue=6 |pages=1215–25 |date=June 2013 |pmid=23701056 |doi=10.2214/AJR.12.10319 |url=}}</ref>
* 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]].<ref name="pmid28574809">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marko J, Wolfman DJ, Aubin AL, Sesterhenn IA |title=Testicular Seminoma and Its Mimics: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives |journal=Radiographics |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=1085–1098 |date=2017 |pmid=28574809 |pmc=5548453 |doi=10.1148/rg.2017160164 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23701056">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kreydin EI, Barrisford GW, Feldman AS, Preston MA |title=Testicular cancer: what the radiologist needs to know |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=200 |issue=6 |pages=1215–25 |date=June 2013 |pmid=23701056 |doi=10.2214/AJR.12.10319 |url=}}</ref>



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

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  1. "www.nccn.org" (PDF).
  2. 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.
  3. 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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