Inguinal orchiectomy (named from the Latin inguen for "groin", and also called radical orchiectomy) is performed when an onset of testicular cancer is suspected, in order to prevent a possible spread of cancer from the spermatic cord into the lymph nodes near the kidneys.

What is the meaning of the term Orchidectomy?

Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchiectomy.

When was the first orchiectomy?

The first reported partial orchiectomy for testicular cancer was performed by Richie in the United States in 1984.