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- Blood in the peritoneal cavity
- Blood in the urine
- Enlarged scrotum
- Infertility
- Spermatic cord torsion (a cord supplying blood to the testicle is twisted)
- Swelling of either or both testicles
- Unexplained growth or tumor on testicles
- Hair loss or poor regrowth
- Brittle hair
- Thinning of the skin
- Darkening of the skin
- Penile atrophy
- Testicular atrophy
- Changes in prostate size
- Mammary enlargement
- Generally benign tumors of the testes that are composed of an overgrowth of interstitial cells of Leydig, testicular cells that produce testosterone
- Tumors of the testes that are made up of the cells that normally would produce sperm
- These may be either benign or malignant and they often trigger female characteristics in a male dog
- Cancerous tumor made up of the cells that are designed to nurture developing sperm cells
- Sertoli cell tumors are much more common in dogs with undescended testes and are more likely to spread further into the body than the other two testicular cancers
- Advanced age
- Exposure to chemicals
- Infection
- Radiation exposure
- Undescended testicles
- Dogs with undescended testicles are more than ten times more likely to develop testicular cancer than dogs with normal testes development, and tumors that are located on undescended testicles are more likely to behave malignantly.
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