The Incidence of Malignant Growth of the Undescended Testicle: a Reply and Re-Evaluation

Campbell, Horace E.

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)66088-9

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“…Like other endocrine cancers (Cutler et al, 1971;Weiss et al, 1976) one might expect to find testicular cancer rates as well as testicular maldescent to be increasing with time. The CSP data support that expectation, whilst an increase in cryptorchidism in army recruits over the last 50 years has been reported in other surveys (Campbell, 1959). In utero exposure to exogenous oestrogens could also be a factor in the increasing incidence of the disease.…”

Section: Testicular Cancersupporting

confidence: 88%

Descriptive epidemiology of testicular and prostatic cancer in Los Angeles

Ross¹,

McCurtis²,

Be³

et al. 1979

Br J Cancer

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Summary.-Data from the Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program (CSP) from 1972 to 1975 were used to study the descriptive epidemiology of testicular cancer and prostatic cancer. The very high black/white ratio and late age peak of cancer of the prostate contrasted sharply with the very low ratio and early age peak of testicular cancer. However, both sites had higher rates among upper occupational and social class groupings. Available descriptive and analytical research suggests that the etiology of prostatic cancer is most probably related to hormonal influences rather than to a horizontally transmitted agent, while the etiology of testicular cancer is most probably related to endogenous or exogenous hormonal influences in utero or in infancy, or to in utero exposure to other exogenous agents.

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Section: Testicular Cancersupporting

confidence: 88%

Descriptive epidemiology of testicular and prostatic cancer in Los Angeles

Ross¹,

McCurtis²,

Be³

et al. 1979

Br J Cancer

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“…Campbell [12] reported a 10 per cent incidence of tumours in undescended testes. The small number of cases in this series could explain this difference in figures.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Undescended Testis: A Study of 50 Cases

Philipose

Maudar

Gupta

1997

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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Fifty consecutive cases of undescended testis treated at a service hospital over a period of3 years from January 1993 to December 1995 were studied. Only 2 patients (4%) were below the age of2 years and 25 (50%) were past the age of 15 years. Two cases presented with seminoma in intraobdominal testis. Ultrasonography was found unreliable in localizing the impalpable testis. Subdartos pouch orchiopexy (Winsburry-White) was the definitive procedure adopted in 21 out of the 25 orchiopexies performed and the results were good. Orchidectomy seems the best option of treatment in post-pubertal patients with unilateral symptomatic maldescent. MJAFII997;

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“…It is widely accepted that abdominal testes are more prone to malignant degeneration than are inguinal go nads [ 13]. However, no valid statistical analysis has been made to support this concept.…”

Section: Risk Of Testicular Cancer In Men With a History Of Cryptorchmentioning

confidence: 99%