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Can A Cancerous Lump Develop In Testicle Within A Week After An Ultrasound?

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2016

Question: Hi, A bit if a silly question. I had an urology check up 6 days ago and had an ultrasound of my testicles and they were perfectly fine. I have since examined myself there and got a bit paranoid as there are so many pipes and things i keep feeling and then obsess that i have felt something that shouldn't be there. Testicles seem fine but so many other structures. My question is that if an ultrasound was all clear and perfectly fine a week ago, then something bad like a cancer lump that i would be able to feel, would have not grown from nothing to something I could feel within that time, correct?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
All that you feel is due to anxiety .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query ,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have recently carried out ultrasound scanning of scrotum which is reported to be normal .

However you feel presence of pipes in scrotum and worried them to be cancer .

There are following tubular structures in scrotum going from groin to testicles
1) Vas Difference tube that carries sperms from testicle .
2) Spermatic veins 3-4 (in no ) that carry impure blood from testis to heart
3) Testicular artery carrying pure blood from aorta to testicles
4). Nerves from testis and epididymis
5) Lymphatic vessels .

In view of you not having any symptoms and absence of any positive findings on scrotal scan yu should not be worried at all .

Please note that cancer of the Testis is always presents with a large mass in scrotum with severe pain in scrotum.

You need to consult qualified Psychiatrist for counselling to allay your anxiety.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (45 minutes later)

Thank you for your understanding, much appreciated right now. I do suffer from bad anxiety about this stuff and have started seeing someone to help. Just a couple more questions...

So just for my peace of mind regardless of what I think I feel there is no chance of something bad growing within a week?

Also, a large mass would still start of as small though right? But I guess that anything growing that I can't feel now in the testicle, would have still show up on the scan, right?

How often should a really check myself? A large mass would still start of as small though right?.

I know I do have a very tiny cyst on my epididymis, I think I felt (away from the testicle) that, but then couldn't find it again. So kept trying to find it and got confused with all the other structures on the back.

Thank you for your help.

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Read detail answers below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
Answers to your queries are detailed as under .
1) There is no chance of growing anything within a week,

1) Large mass will always start with smaller one but a mass of even a size of few mm will be detected on scanning .

2) Ideally one does not need to check up unless one has some symptoms .You can check up yourself every six months .It will help to allay your anxiety .

3) Epididymal cyst is benign in nature and does not need any treatment .

Hope this will help you to keep you calm free off from anxiety.

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

Again, thank you so much!

I feel a bit sore down there now. Been feeling around too much. Can you do any harm by delicately examining? I guess its the same as any part of the body if you prod it too much...

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You need not examine it repeatedly

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.

It is not going to make any difference by examination it repeatedly .

More you concentrate on it more it is going to confuse you .

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar