Malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis
Meaning of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis: (a) means a primary malignant neoplasm arising from cells of the testis and/or epididymis; and (b) includes the following: (i) germ cell tumour in situ; (ii) germ cell tumour; (iii) seminoma and non-seminoma; (iv) sex cord stromal carcinomas; (v) epididymis carcinomas; and (vi) rete testis carcinomas; and (c) excludes the following: (i) vas deferens tumours; (ii) soft tissue sarcoma; (iii) non-Hodgkin lymphoma; (iv) Hodgkin lymphoma; (v) leukaemic infiltrates. (3) While malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis attracts ICD-10-AM codes C62 and C63.0, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis is that given in subsection (2). (4) For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-29
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 7 of 2024
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis or death from malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being infected with human immunodeficiency virus before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
- (2)smoking at least ten joint-years of cannabis, or the equivalent in other cannabis products, before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis, where smoking commenced at least five years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
Note: joint-years of cannabis is defined is the schedule 1 dictionary.
- (3)having at least 3 years continuous exposure to dimethylformamide at a concentration of at least 10 ppm for 8 hours per day, at least 2 years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
- (4)being employed as a firefighter for a cumulative period of at least 1,000 hours before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis, where the employment commenced at least 10 years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
- (5)being employed for at least 3 years in aircraft maintenance work at least 2 years before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
- (6)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis before the clinical worsening of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(6) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
Balance of Probabilities (BoP) — Statement of Principles No. 8 of 2024
2 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis or death from malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being infected with human immunodeficiency virus before the clinical onset of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
- (2)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis before the clinical worsening of malignant neoplasm of the testis and epididymis;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(2) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
