Testis morphometry in varicocele.
This study was conducted to evaluate morphometrically the microscopic components of the testis in cases of varicocele, the leading cause of male infertility, with the aim to identify consistent differences from controls. In our specimens of patients with varicocele, the vascular and interstitial fractions, as well as the Leydig cell count, were significantly increased. Our data support the notion that the interstitium is the testicular compartment most consistently affected and that the damage to the tubules is erratic and probably late.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000166:cytology; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000166:cytology; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000473:pathology*