A one-stop clinic for men with testicular anxiety.
BACKGROUND
Testicular lumps and orchalgia both cause considerable anxiety, usually related to concerns about possible cancer.


METHODS
We established a rapid-access testicular clinic staffed by a urologist and a specialist ultrasonographer in order to delay the time to a definitive diagnosis.


RESULTS
Over a 30-month period, 845 men underwent clinical examination and scrotal ultrasonography. Overall, 4% of men were found to have testicular cancer. The majority of men were found to have normal testes or minor abnormalities and could be re-assured.


CONCLUSIONS
This one-stop clinic reduces the time to a definitive diagnosis which may reduce anxiety suffered by men with testicular complaints and allows rapid identification of those harbouring a testicular malignancy.
Moore
James A
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Harold Hopkins Department of Urology, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK. james@jamesashleymoore.com
O'Neil
Cathy
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Fawcett
Derek
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult