This study evaluates the effect of male rat castration on the degree of collagen glycosylation of bone. Twenty 100-day-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to either orchidectomy (n = 10) or sham operation (n = 10). After surgery animals were divided at random into 2 groups: the first group (5 sham operated and 5 orchidectomized) was sacrificed under anesthetic at 130 days of age, while ...

The purpose of the present study was to identify the existence of sexual dimorphism in the dendritic field of accessory olfactory bulb mitral cells in rats and to investigate the effects of male orchidectomy and female androgenization on the day of birth upon this dendritic field. The rapid Golgi method was used to conduct a quantitative study of various characteristics of the dendritic field o...

High ligation orchidectomy in paediatric patients is performed for testicular tumours. This is carried out via open surgery at the inguinal or groin region. In these boys, elective insertion of testicular prostheses is carried out later to improve the external genitalia appearance. In most cases, insertion of testicular prosthesis or implant is carried out via the previous scar, to avoid prosth...

BACKGROUND Epididymal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, also known by various other synonyms is a rare benign disease. Only eight cases have been reported to date. The most common presentation is a scrotal mass of variable duration. For a scrotal mass it is difficult to distinguish a benign or malignant etiology, in addition to the origin whether from testis or epididymis. As a result the def...

Accepted 24 March 1984 gestive of interstitial lung disease. The serum acid phosphatase was 48-4 U/I (normal range 0-4 U/i). Respiratory function tests showed a restrictive pattern (table). At bronchoscopy the mucosa was reddened but no endobronchial lesion was seen. Transbronchial biopsy showed aggregates of small polyhedral cells thought to be well differentiated adenocarcinoma with invasion ...

Adenomatoid tumors are rare benign neoplasms considered of mesothelial origin. They are usually asymptomatic and slow growing masses. They account for 30% of paratesticular tumors and very rarely involve the testicular parenchyma. Only ten such cases have been reported in the literature so far. Ideal treatment should be excision of the tumor avoiding orchidectomy. Nevertheless, because of the r...

17. Morstyn G, Campbell L, Lieschke G, et al. Treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia by subcutaneously administered granulocyte colony-stimulating factor with optimization of dose and durationof therapy.3 Clin Oncoll989,7,1554-1562. Brugger W, Bross KJ, Lindemann A, Kanz L, Mertelsmann M. Role of hematopoietic growth factor combinations in experimental and clinical oncology. Semin Oncoll...

A 51-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of painless lump in the left hemiscrotum. Scrotal examination demonstrated a 3-cm, firm-to-hard mass attached to the left spermatic cord. Scrotal ultrasound scan revealed a heterogeneous mass separate from the left testis and epididymis. An orchidectomy was recommended to the patient; however, he declined surgery and underwent excision biopsy of...

Papillary cystadenomas of the epididymis are known to occur in association with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. The development of a papillary cystadenocarcinoma, its malignant counterpart, is rare with only a few sporadic cases reported in the literature. Metastatic deposits are exceedingly uncommon; in fact, only a single case report has documented metastases to the paraureteral region, but ...