title: Births using sperm retrieved via immediate microdissection of a solitary testis with cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the feasibility of achieving births using sperm retrieved from a solitary testis with cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective clinical study of azoospermic men with testis cancer in a solitary testis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Infertility patients in an academic environment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Azoospermic men with previous history of orchiectomy and testis cancer in a remaining solitary testis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Viable sperm were retrieved by immediate microdissection of paratumor testicular tissue from orchiectomy specimen.
  
  
  METHODS
  Live births were achieved using sperm from immediate microdissection of orchiectomy specimen with testis cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Azoospermic men with cancer in a solitary testis have potential for fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moomjy
authors.forename: Gianpiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: Zev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rosenwaks
authors.forename: Peter N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Schlegel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050498:Live Birth; D008297:Male; D042282:Microdissection / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery