Male infertility in an adult with unilateral Leydig cell tumor of the undescended testis

We report a case of Leydig cell tumor of the postpubertal cryptorchid testis with the chief complaint of male infertility. A 36-year-old man had consulted another clinic and his semen analysis revealed oligospermia. A solid mass was palpated in the right inguinal undescended testis. He was referred...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 50(2004), 12 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 881-3
1. Verfasser: Komai, Yoshinobu (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Urushibara, Masayasu, Morimoto, Shinji, Sakai, Kunihiko, Kobanawa, Kiyoshi
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of Leydig cell tumor of the postpubertal cryptorchid testis with the chief complaint of male infertility. A 36-year-old man had consulted another clinic and his semen analysis revealed oligospermia. A solid mass was palpated in the right inguinal undescended testis. He was referred to our hospital for treatment of the testicular tumor. Right inguinal orchiectomy was performed and pathological diagnosis was Leydig cell tumor with no malignant findings. After the surgery improvement was seen in his semen analysis. There was no evidence of recurrence 9 months after surgery
Beschreibung:Date Completed 15.02.2005
Date Revised 15.11.2006
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994