Spontaneous Regression Of Cystic Dysplasia Of The Testis
Thomas, A. D., Wu, H. Y., Canning, D. A., & Snyder, H. M., 3rd (2003). spontaneous regression of cystic dysplasia of the testis. The Journal of urology, 169(2), 645. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000040338.54602.44
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No AccessJournal of UrologyPEDIATRIC UROLOGY1 Feb 2003Spontaneous Regression of Cystic Dysplasia of the Testis ARTHUR D. THOMAS, HSI-YANG WU, DOUGLAS A. CANNING, and HOWARD M. SNYDER ARTHUR D. THOMASARTHUR D. THOMAS , HSI-YANG WUHSI-YANG WU , DOUGLAS A. CANNINGDOUGLAS A. CANNING , and HOWARD M. SNYDERHOWARD M. SNYDER View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(05)63982-1AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Spontaneous Regression of Cystic Dysplasia of the Testis." The Journal of Urology, 169(2), p. 645 References 1 : Conservative management of cystic dysplasia of the testis. J Urol1999; 162: 2145. Abstract, Google Scholar 2 : Cystic dysplasia of the testis: a unique congenital anomaly studied by microdissection. J Urol1973; 110: 362. Link, Google Scholar 3 : Cystic dysplasia of the rete testis: a benign congenital lesion associated with ipsilateral urological anomalies. J Urol1997; 158: 600. Link, Google Scholar From the Division of Pediatric Urology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Case Details
Disease Location
Left testis
Personal Characteristics
9-year-old boy with left multicystic dysplastic kidney and the vater syndrome
Clinical Characteristics
Presented with an enlarging left testis and negative serum AFP and ß-human chorionic gonadotropin. The left testis, including the rete testis, was cystic and the measurement with calipers showed a size of 2.4 x1.9x1.5 cm. (4.9 cc)
Remission Characteristics
At age 11 years 8 months, the areas of cystic dysplasia had completely resolved and were replaced by normal-appearing parenchyma
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed