Case Report: A Case of a Cryptorchidism and Polyorchidism in Down Syndrome Child

Mohamed Khaled Shamasneh^1, , Anas Ghousheh¹ and Ibrahim Taha¹

¹Urology Department, Specialty Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Cite this paper:
Mohamed Khaled Shamasneh, Anas Ghousheh and Ibrahim Taha. Case Report: A Case of a Cryptorchidism and Polyorchidism in Down Syndrome Child. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(7):358-359. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-7-4

Abstract

Polyorchidism is an uncommon pediatric urological condition, having it in a down syndrome patient with bilateral cryptorchidism is tremendously rare. In this case report, a five-year old child with down syndrome was examined and admitted for further evaluation of bilateral undescended testicles. At the time of surgery, a third testicle was excised and sent to pathology department to exclude any type of cancer. The pathologist ruled out malignancy and confirmed the presence of atrophied testicular tissue. This is a rare case of undescended atrophied third testicle in a down syndrome child.

Keywords:
polyorchidism urogenital anomalies down syndrome bilateral cryptorchidism

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