Title of article
Polyorchidism: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author/Authors
Kharrazi, Mohammad Hadi Department of Urology - Shohadae Tajrish Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Rahmani, Mohammad Reza Department of Urology - Shohadae Tajrish Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sakipour, Majid Department of Urology - Shohadae Tajrish Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Khoob, Saeed Department of Urology - Shohadae Tajrish Hospital - Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages
4
From page
180
To page
183
Abstract
Polyorchidism is an extremely rare congenital anomaly of the urogenital system and refers to the presence of more than two testicles. About 100 cases of this disease have been reported in the English literature, so far.(1) Its most common presentation is triorchidism.(2) The left side is predominantly affected. Approximately 50% of the cases are detected between 15 and 25 years of age.(3) The majority of patients are asymptomatic or present with painless inguinal or scrotal masses, undescended testis, and rarely, torsion of the supernumerary testis.(4) We report triorchidism in a 24-year-old man.
Keywords
testis , urogenital abnormalities , ultrasonography , magnetic resonance imaging
Serial Year
2006
Record number
2494150
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