Testicular dysplasia in incompletely descended testis: a clinical histopathological and operative study

ABSTRACT

Fifty patients with incompletely descended testis have been subjected to testicular biopsy during their surgical treatment. 43 patients showed pathologic changes in their testicular biopsies [86%] while normal testicular tissue was seen in the remaining 4 cases [80%]. Testis was congenitally absent in 3 cases [6%]. The predominant pathological changes were in form of arrest of spermatogenic cells at varying stages in 38 cases [79%]. Testicular dysplasia is more common in older children above age of years. This makes it mandatory to interfere surgically in young aged boys as soon as possible