Testicular cancer (TC) represents one of the most peculiar clinical challenges at present. In
fact, currently treatments are so effective ensuring a 5 years disease-free survival rate in …

The risk factors for undescended testes in male infants and the underlying pathogenesis still
remain unclear. The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between maternal …

The authors examined maternal serum levels of DDT-related compounds in relation to son's
risk of testicular cancer 30 years later. Fifteen of 9,744 live-born sons were diagnosed with …

The testis develops in the abdominal cavity and descends into the scrotum. Although
numerous theories have been proposed, the mechanism of descent and the reason for its …

Tanyel FC. The descent of testis and reasons for failed descent. Turk J Pediatr 2004; 46
(supplement): 5-17. Although an enormous number of theories have been proposed to …

BACKGROUND: Testicular descent occurs in several steps, but the mechanism remains
unknown. Recently, sympathetic nerves have been proposed to have a role. This study …

To prevent testicular degeneration caused by the effect of temperature, infertility, the
formation of groin hernias, testicular torsion, predisposition to travma and negative effect to …

Testicular descent is known to occur in 2 steps, with different anatomies and hormonal
regulation but with many still unresolved controversies. The gubernaculum remains the key …