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Are there secondary testicular cancers?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 03/29/2022

Secondary testicular cancer is cancer that begins in an organ other than the testicle, but ends up spreading to the testicle. For this reason, this type of cancer is not known as testicular cancer, but receives the name of where it originated, even though it later spreads to the testicles.

Among the most common is testicular lymphoma, especially in men over 50 years of age. Other types of secondary testicular cancer are usually prostate, lung or kidney cancer, among others.

 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.