title: Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 23. Testicular Pathology Secondary to Physical and Chemical Injury.
abstract: Testicles can be damaged by a variety of physical and chemical agents, ranging from trauma suffered in accidents or athletic activities, to diverse drugs or radiation used in cancer treatment. The immediate and long-term effects of these damaging agents at the testicular morphologic and functional levels are quite varied and may have significant impact on the fertility of the pediatric patient once reproductive age is reached.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 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, 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 15224, USA.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyes-Múgica
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013737:Testis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: chemotherapy and fertility; hematocele; radiation and fertility; testicular; testicular dislocation; testicular luxation; trauma