Early orchiopexy and testis tumors.
A testicular tumor developed in a twenty-year-old man who had undergone orchiopexy at age six. The case illustrates that early orchiopexy affords no protection against subsequent malignant degeneration. The importance of an inguinal approach and a high orchiectomy are stressed.
D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
D003609:Dactinomycin