1. Clinical History A 41 year-old male presented to his primary care provider for prostate screening. The patient had a history of hypogonadism and low testosterone, as well as a family history of prostate cancer. Physical exam demonstrated significant left scrotal swelling. Palpation of the right testicle was normal. Palpation of the left testicle was limited secondary to scrotal swelling. A s...

Male infertility is known to be associated with testicular tumors (Honig et al, 1994). In one recent report (Nobert and Goldstein, 2001), at least a 16-fold increase in the risk of testicular cancer, with seminoma being the most prevalent one, has been reported to be associated with male infertility. Generally, the standard initial treatment for testicular mass, in view of its high likelihood o...

Testicular torsion is a twisting of the spermatic cord and its contents and is a surgical emergency affecting 3.8 per 100,000 males younger than 18 years annually. It accounts for 10% to 15% of acute scrotal disease in children, and results in an orchiectomy rate of 42% in boys undergoing surgery for testicular torsion. Prompt recognition and treatment are necessary for testicular salvage, and ...

Orchiectomy in rats resulted in retarded body growth, and an increase in thymus and adrenal weights. With concomitant increase in adrenal cholesterol and corticosterone contents, adrenal norepinephrine, a minor component of medullary hormones, and the total catecholamine contents were also increassed by the operation. These changes were prevented or to be recovered by 2mg of testosterone propio...

Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome or testicular feminization is the most common form of male pseudohermaphrodism, caused by a failure receptor binding. Patient with genotype 46 XY, has female morphotype well developed external sexual organs. We report case two young patients aged 23 and 21 TF discovered during exploration primary amenorrhea. A bilateral orchiectomy was performed institut...