[Mumps and testicular development].
In 200 children and teenagers, 8 to 18 years of age, who had badly fallen ill with mumps respectively mumps orchiditis 4 to 12 years ago an indirect testicular volumetry was carried through. Most of the testicles showed volumes below average. A possible causal connection between a postinfectious testicular dystrophy respectively -atrophy and an increased cancer risk is pronounced.
Kleinteich
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D001284:Atrophy; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications*; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications*; D009929:Organ Size; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*
Mumps and hodenentwicklung.