cryptorchidism

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Until now, the most established factor associated with testicular cancer is cryptorchidism, which is associated with a 2 - to 4-fold increase in the risk of testicular cancer but accounts for fewer than 10\% of all cases

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  • To the Editor: The study by Dr Ferlin and colleagues1 advances understanding of the genetic contributions to cryptorchidism. —  JAMA current issue
  • In their study, the prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome, the most common genetic cause of cryptorchidism, was almost identical to that in a 1969 study in which the prevalence of Klinefelter syndrome among 600 boys with cryptorchidism was 1. 1\%. —  JAMA current issue
  • In Reply: As Dr Gottlieb and colleagues noted, one of the main findings of our study was the frequency of detection of Klinefelter syndrome, especially in boys with persistent bilateral cryptorchidism —  JAMA current issue
  • Prominent risk factors include undescended testis (cryptorchidism), family history, mumps and inguinal hernia —  Medindia Health News
  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism typically manifests as hypoplastic external genitalia and delayed gonadal maturation, with delayed menarche and oligomenorrhea in females, and cryptorchidism and hypogonadism in males —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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