Teenager has testicle removed after cancer diagnosed, then told 'it was just a cyst'

Run_to_da_hills

What a bollix of a thing to happen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1348586/Teenager-testicle-removed-told-cancer--finds-just-cyst.html

galwayrush

Another medical balls up.

TeddyTedson

Oh balls. That's a kick in the pants.
From that pic it looks like he has also been beheaded and they've rested it on a few old cloths...

Captain_Generic

Why does his head look like a testicle with a badly photoshopped face on it?

hogflem

It would be interesting to know what price tag a judge would put on a wrongfully removed bollock.

'Doctors treat every lump within the body of the testis as cancer until proven otherwise and speed is of the essence in treating testicular cancer.'

Yet another sensationalist bullsh*t story from the rag of rags, the Daily Fail. The guy is very lucky it wasn't cancer, and besides there is no way to tell before removing it anyway. I don't see what he's so upset about to be honest, he still has one left, and if he wanted he could have a prostheses inserted.

30txsbzmcu2k9w

He's 18?

admiralofthefleet

thats a kick in the bollox, the poor bollix

Sea Sharp

I assumed it was the Irish health service. I'm disappointed now that I can't rant. :mad:

.same.

he'll be grand, you only need da one

Joe10000

He is lucky, he can get a fake inserted and if his next mot is anything like my missus she will be none the wiser.

ebixa82

Anything that reduces the risk of gingers multiplying can only be a good thing imho...

Koloman

.same. wrote: »

he'll be grand, you only need da one

It did Hitler no harm. Oh wait.....

brummytom

He looks ginger, but I can't tell from that picture.


If he is, it's probably for the best

admiralofthefleet

brummytom wrote: »

He looks ginger, but I can't tell from that picture.


If he is, it's probably for the best

first time ive seen a brummytom post in weeks, and its in a thread about a kid getting his clockweights chopped off

smk89

Hes trying to wear a scarf and failing. People with zero fashion skill cannot procreate

Latchy

Koloman wrote: »

It did Hitler no harm. Oh wait.....

Poor ol Goebbels had no balls at all ...

brummytom

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

first time ive seen a brummytom post in weeks, and its in a thread about a kid getting his clockweights chopped off

I've been meaning to come back here for a while, I just didn't have the balls

Doop

Deleted User wrote: »

The guy is very lucky it wasn't cancer, and besides there is no way to tell before removing it anyway. I don't see what he's so upset about to be honest, he still has one left, and if he wanted he could have a prostheses inserted.

While yes he is lucky, the rest of your comment is most definitely NOT true. Doctors CAN tell.

A close family member found a lump, went to the doctor, got refered to the hosipital had an ultra sound, and it was found to be a cyst (thankfully).

My housemate also found a lump went to the doctor, and it was decided it was not tumor (cant remember if he had to get an ultra sound).

Comments like that will only make people more apprehensive about getting a lump checked by their GP. Do you think/ check info before commenting or just type the first thing that comes to mind??

If any guys out there ever find a lump go straight to your GP.

And in reference to you not seeing what he's so upset about I can only assume you are female.

drkpower

Doop wrote: »

While yes he is lucky, the rest of your comment is most definitely NOT true. Doctors CAN tell..

...not with this type of cyst. The point was that the US was done and it appeared to be cancer. There is a 1 or 2% chance that it was a very rare type of cyst (not the type of cyst your family member had). Unfortunately the only wat to know is to biopsy (which would seriously risk spreading cancer, if that is what it was) or removal of the lump. They removed it.

There appears to have been a major error of communication in this case, but on the face of it, medically, the right thing was done.

You shouldnt criticise others when you get it wwrong yourself.....;)

onelessprob

"They didn't apologise ..., claims angry 18-year-old"

Should they apologise for the result being negative? Should they apologise for taking it out? Every solid painless testicular lump is removed, as the risk of cancer is so high that a biopsy is unjustified, its risky in itself, and if you miss the tumor and get a negative, you can end up clearing someone who still has cancer. He was, as they said, in a very small minority who get the all clear.

Fair enough, getting the all clear when you think you've cancer probably should be done in clinic, not by post, but i dont think that smallish point justifies a cause celebre article.


As for the "Knock in self-esteem" - If he dealt with it in a private matter, i don't think you'd have the nagging feeling people knew you were one short. However, if you go to the redtops with your human-intrest story + photo in your favourite scarf, people down the town are gonna find out!

When the man on the street's negative biopsy result (of testicular cancer, which has a 95% + cure rate anyway) makes the paper, you know its been a slow week.

And just to go back to a few previous posts, this guy had a painless solid lump no doubt. Fluid filled / painfull lumps are a different kettle of fish. A GP +/- an ultrasound can tell you if its fluid filled, but cannot diferentiate between different solid types (the majority of which are tumors, as stated). So if one of your mates went to his gp and got the all clear, etc, it was not the same thing. Obviously this is not something that would have been done without a full exam and imaging.

messymess

What's the big deal? He has one left!

Besides, Hitler and Des Bishop are one-ballers ... if its good enough for them its good enough for this lad.

ascanbe

Ye're all talkin' balls.

baldbear

My bollix is that chap 18! The only way to know 100% if its cancer is to do a biopsy after removal, so it's just tough.
He should be glad he's still alive and fit to ride!:)

ascanbe

hogflem wrote: »

It would be interesting to know what price tag a judge would put on a wrongfully removed bollock.

Check out the ruling in the recent case involving Ivor Callely.

drkpower

Doop wrote: »

Do you think/ check info before commenting or just type the first thing that comes to mind??.

You should probably apologise to JamesL85 now, dont you think....?:rolleyes:

DOC09UNAM

Doop wrote: »

A close family member found a lump

A cyst if the least of your problems if you're family member found a lump on your teste.

Doop

drkpower wrote: »

...not with this type of cyst. The point was that the US was done and it appeared to be cancer. There is a 1 or 2% chance that it was a very rare type of cyst (not the type of cyst your family member had). Unfortunately the only wat to know is to biopsy (which would seriously risk spreading cancer, if that is what it was) or removal of the lump. They removed it.

There appears to have been a major error of communication in this case, but on the face of it, medically, the right thing was done.

You shouldnt criticise others when you get it wwrong yourself.....;)

well.....
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point taken!, i dont have any medical knowledge of this, and was maybe heavy handed with the keyboard!

i'll blame the dog.... that usually works

Doop

drkpower wrote: »

You should probably apologise to JamesL85 now, dont you think....?:rolleyes:

^^^^^
Well i sorta did in a round about non-apologitic kinda way!

James85 i offically apologise.

@DOC09UNAM, of course we check each other, how else you supposed to do it? I found my housemates one too im considering becoming a professional testie toucher...

Captain_Generic

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

A cyst if the least of your problems if you're family member found a lump on your teste.

Unless its your 3rd cousin, in which case you have just scored

TeddyTedson

I think this is appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkpyZws4bJ8

Actually very catchy isn't it!?

Tar.Aldarion

/dailymail
/does not open

Kerikosan

Jesus he's 18? He looks like is nearly 30 :eek:

still losing one nut sucks pretty bad..

People will call him "one hung low" now

ebixa82

Kerikosan wrote: »

Jesus he's 18? He looks like is nearly 30 :eek:

still losing one nut sucks pretty bad..

People will call him "one hung low" now

No, they'll still probably call him a ginger cun.t!

Helix

having a ball whipped out for mistakenly identified cancer > not having a ball whipped out for non identified cancer

if you remove the ability for the medical profession to make mistakes you may as well just shut down hospitals

drkpower

Helix wrote: »

if you remove the ability for the medical profession to make mistakes you may as well just shut down hospitals

Good point; but this actually wasnt a mistake! They did the right thing!! (apart from communication-wise)

phill106

Wonder is he off balance now when he runs?
Or will he only be able to have only boys or only girls?
Don't worry, I am probably joking

Doop

Doop wrote: »

While yes he is lucky, the rest of your comment is most definitely NOT true. Doctors CAN tell.

A close family member found a lump, went to the doctor, got refered to the hosipital had an ultra sound, and it was found to be a cyst (thankfully).

My housemate also found a lump went to the doctor, and it was decided it was not tumor (cant remember if he had to get an ultra sound).

Comments like that will only make people more apprehensive about getting a lump checked by their GP. Do you think/ check info before commenting or just type the first thing that comes to mind??

If any guys out there ever find a lump go straight to your GP.

And in reference to you not seeing what he's so upset about I can only assume you are female.

Well...

A: As you may or may not have guessed from my username I am male.

B: Ultrasound is almost always performed on testicular lumps. There are many different kinds of lumps, it just so happens that the type of cyst he had looks very similar to a malignancy on examination and ultrasound.

C: Yes I did type the first thing that came to mind, but because I'm a medical student and have recieved some education on this subject, the first thing that came to mind was correct, as drkpower pointed out.

Anyway, I see you have already apologised, apology accepted. The reason my first post on this thread was so scathing was my annoyance at the fact that the Daily Fail have, once again, tried to create controversy where there is none, and to create the impression that mistakes were made by doctors, when in fact they did everything right.

This is nothing new, recently they ran a smear story about the efficacy of the H1N1 vaccine because a terminally ill woman had died after recieving it, shock horror. Stories such as these are the epitomy of reckless journalsim and serve to create a distrust of the medical profession amongst the public, which is beneficial to no one.

Wolfe Tone

hogflem wrote: »

It would be interesting to know what price tag a judge would put on a wrongfully removed bollock.

Check out the book of quantum, will give you a figure.

Lirange

Maybe he can join Lance Armstrong's Uniballer Support Group.

ronaneire

They removed his left testicle....



this would make him a right bollix!

drkpower

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Check out the book of quantum, will give you a figure.

No it wont....:rolleyes: