While estimates in the literature range from 4% to 5.5% of the cryptorchid male population, the incidence may be higher.
If a testis is not palpable, it is important to determine if it is retractile, ectopic, or cryptorchid.
The radiologic findings and the findings of other imaging studies of the subsequently removed cryptorchid testes were unremarkable.
The authors calculate that the risk of testicular cancer is approximately 5 percent in cryptorchid boys with intra-abdominal testes, abnormal external genitalia or an abnormal karyotype.
Monorchidism occurs more often in boxers than is the norm, probably because the boxer standard once allowed cryptorchids to be exhibited, and many were used for breeding.
Definition of cryptorchid in US English:
cryptorchid
nounkripˈtôrkid
Medicine
A person suffering from cryptorchidism.
〔医〕隐睾病患者
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Monorchidism occurs more often in boxers than is the norm, probably because the boxer standard once allowed cryptorchids to be exhibited, and many were used for breeding.
The radiologic findings and the findings of other imaging studies of the subsequently removed cryptorchid testes were unremarkable.
The authors calculate that the risk of testicular cancer is approximately 5 percent in cryptorchid boys with intra-abdominal testes, abnormal external genitalia or an abnormal karyotype.
If a testis is not palpable, it is important to determine if it is retractile, ectopic, or cryptorchid.
While estimates in the literature range from 4% to 5.5% of the cryptorchid male population, the incidence may be higher.