title: Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 14. Natural History of Undescended Testes.
abstract: Cryptorchidism is one of the most frequent problems encountered in pediatric urology. Its causes, associated lesions, and prognosis in terms of fertility have been a source of interest and discrepancies for pediatric pathologists and urological surgeons.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Arzobispo Morcillo No. 2, Madrid 28029, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nistal
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Cell Biology, Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paniagua
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Arzobispo Morcillo No. 2, Madrid 28029, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González-Peramato
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyes-Múgica
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: MAT; cryptorchidism; mixed atrophy of testes; retractile testes; testicular dysgenesis