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How to Distinguish Orchitis and Testicular Cancer

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Time: 2014/9/19 10:44:56

As more and more men have been suffered from testicular cancer, testicular cancer is becoming the focus that many people pay close attention to. However, some patients with orchitis also doubt they may suffer from testicular cancer.

Therefore, the followings are the different symptoms between orchitis and testicular cancer which can help you to distinguish the two diseases.

The symptoms of testicular cancer:

1.Heaviness of testicle. You may have the feeling of heaviness for testicles if you are infected with testicular cancer. When a great number of cancer cells grow into the solid tumor mass, it makes testicles become heavy, and even affects the normal walking.

2.Swelling testicle. Because of the growth of abundant cancer cells, it is normal for testicles to swell and become much bigger than before. The shape of swelling testicle can be irregular.

3.Hard testicle. The character of testicles will become hard as more and more cancer cells grow. When you touch testicles with your hand, you would find it is as hard as a stone. Generally, there is no painful feeling if you are suffered from testicular cancer.

Attention: there are few patients with testicular cancer who don't have obvious symptoms. Therefore, it is suggested to see a doctor and do some related examinations.

The symptoms of orchitis:

1.Patients with orchitis would be afraid of cold and experience high fever;

2.It is common for patients with orchitis to have painful testicles, scrotum, the part of groin and the end of legs;

3.Testicles become swelling, painful when you press them and sometimes suppurative;

4.It is accompanied by red and swelling skin of scrotum and swelling and painful parotid gland at times.

Attention: when diagnosed as orchitis, patients have to take treatments timely in case of complications. In order to avoid drug resistance and recurrent attacks, patients are suggested to take the Chinese herbal medicines like diuretic anti-inflammatory pill as the ideal therapeutic method for orchitis.