title: Vanishing testis syndrome: report of two cases.
abstract: Vanishing testis syndrome or Testicular regression syndrome (TRS) is defined as the absence or an incomplete development of the testis of varying degrees in 46XY patients with normal external genitalia.TRS or vanishing testis syndrome may be seen in less than 5% of all patients of cryptorchidism. We report two cases of TRS who underwent surgical exploration with an initial diagnosis of cryptorchidism with impalpable testis. Grossly testicular tissue was not identified and the vas deferens was ending into a nubbin in both the cases. The presumed testicular remnants were sent for histological examination. The histological sections in both the cases showed vascularised fibrous nodule, structure of the spermatic cord and calcification, supporting the diagnosis of TRS.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College , Miraj, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhandore
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College , Miraj, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Narendra Narayan
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Hombalkar
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College , Miraj, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Prakash Dattatray
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gurav
authors.affiliation: Third Year Junior Resident, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College , Miraj, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Mohd Hamid Shafique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ahmed
keywords: Testicular regression syndrome; Vanishing testis syndrome; Vascularised Fibrous nodule