NCIt synonyms : Malignant Neoplasm of the Testis; Malignant Neoplasm of Testis; Malignant Tumor of the Testis; Malignant Tumor of Testis; Malignant Testicular Tumor;
NCIt related terms : Testicular Cancer; Malignant neoplasm of unspecified testis, unspecified whether descended or undescended; Testicular ca. (no germ/tropho.); Testicular cancer (excluding germ cell or trophoblastic cancer);
NCIt definition : A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the testis. Representative
examples include malignant germ cell tumors, sarcomas, leukemias, and lymphomas.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in tissues of the testis (one of two egg-shaped glands
inside the scrotum that make sperm and male hormones). Testicular cancer usually occurs
in young or middle-aged men. Two main types of testicular cancer are seminomas (cancers
that grow slowly and are sensitive to radiation therapy) and nonseminomas (different
cell types that grow more quickly than seminomas).;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
Codes from synonyms : C62.90; 10043342; CDR0000445090;