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Journal of Andrology, Vol 3, Issue 1 52-57, Copyright © 1982 by The American Society of Andrology

Retained Undescended Testis in a 51-Year-old "Anorchic" Man: The Implications of Endocrine Evaluation in the Adult Male With Impalpable Testes

STANLEY J. KOGAN 1, KUMAR A. SHAH 1, JOSEPH LEVIN 1, BARNETT ZUMOFF 1, URIEL BARZEL 1, JACOB KREAM 1, PAUL SMEY 1, AND SELWYN B. LEVITT 1

1 Division of Pediatric Urology and the Department of Medicine, the Institute for Steroid Research and the Clinical Research Center; Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center; and the Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

A 51-year-old man with previously diagnosed bilateral anorchia was shown by endocrine investigation of his hypophyseal-gonadal axis to have functioning testicular tissue. The implications of endocrine evaluation in adult males who have impalpable testes, or those with bilateral anorchia having undergone previous exploratory surgery, are discussed, as is as an organized diagnostic and surgical approach. Key words: impalpable undescended testes, anorchia, LHRH, hCG test, hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

Submitted on May 8, 1981
Revised on June 15, 1981
Accepted on June 15, 1981






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