Hyperplasia of spermatic cord nerves: a sign of testicular absence.
The comparative histologic study of the spermatic cord in the absence of testis, epididymis-testis separation, and normal development of both testis and epididymis, revealed that there is nerve trunk hyperplasia and hypertrophy in absence of the testis. This finding may greatly aid the diagnosis of testicular absence in the management of impalpable testes.
D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis; D006059:Gonadal Dysgenesis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology*; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*