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  • Title: [Cryptorchism and testicular cancer].
    Author: Carmona Campos E, Regueiro López JC, Prieto Castro R, Leva Vallejo M, Moreno Arcas P, Requena Tapia MJ.
    Journal: Actas Urol Esp; 2000 Jan; 24(1):49-51. PubMed ID: 10746376.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: This report insists on the higher risk of testicular cancer in cryptorchidism and indicates the more adequate management of this pathology. METHODS/RESULTS: We report a 27 years old patient with history of cryptorchidism, diagnosed of abdominal tumor in urgency. This tumor was a seminoma in intrapelvic testicle. CONCLUSIONS: The risk of developing testicular cancer in cryptorchidism is 3 to 10 times greater than in a patient with normally descended testes, and orchiopexy does not prevent the risk of malignancy. We underscore the need to follow these patients closely and recommend the orchiectomy in postpubertal patients.
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