Dysgenesis

Testis and epididymis
Rete testis
Dysgenesis

Author: Rafael Jimenez, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 5 June 2017, last major update March 2012

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PubMed Search: Dysgenesis rete testis [title]

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Definition / general

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Definition / general

Underdeveloped rete testis lined by columnar or large cuboidal cells in postpubertal patients with cryptorchidism
Some patients have viable spermatozoa even though there is an obstruction to sperm conducting mechanism
References: Arch Pathol Lab Med 1997;121:1259