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AAP Grand Rounds 4:25-26 (2000)
© 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics

PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

The Ectopic Testis: Another Form of Undescended Testis

Source: Hutcheson JC, Snyder HM III, Zuniga ZV, et al. Ectopic and undescended testes: 2 variants of a single congenital anomaly? J Urol. 2000;163:961–963.

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The subject of undescended testis is made up of several categories including retractile testis, undescended testis, intra-abdominal undescended testis, and ectopic testis. Ectopic testis can occur in the subcutaneous tissue above the inguinal canal (the superficial inguinal pouch), in the perineum, lateral to the scrotum, and in the femoral region. Generally, it is believed that ectopic testes are more like normal testes than undescended testes in their potential for fertility, growth, and risk of testicular cancer. Recently, there have been reports that ectopic testes in the superficial . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Anthony J. Casale, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Urology, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, IN