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Testicular Non-Neoplastic Disorder

MedGen UID:
234421
•Concept ID:
C1336723
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Testicular Non-Neoplastic Disease

Definition

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the testis. Representative examples include infection, torsion, and infarction. [from NCI]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gonadoblastoma: origin and outcome.
Roth LM, Cheng L
Hum Pathol 2020 Jun;100:47-53. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.11.005. PMID: 31805291
Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Telomeres Mendelian Randomization Collaboration, Haycock PC, Burgess S, Nounu A, Zheng J, Okoli GN, Bowden J, Wade KH, Timpson NJ, Evans DM, Willeit P, Aviv A, Gaunt TR, Hemani G, Mangino M, Ellis HP, Kurian KM, Pooley KA, Eeles RA, Lee JE, Fang S, Chen WV, Law MH, Bowdler LM, Iles MM, Yang Q, Worrall BB, Markus HS, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Spurdle AB, Thompson DJ, O'Mara TA, Wolpin B, Amundadottir L, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Trichopoulou A, Onland-Moret NC, Lund E, Duell EJ, Canzian F, Severi G, Overvad K, Gunter MJ, Tumino R, Svenson U, van Rij A, Baas AF, Bown MJ, Samani NJ, van t'Hof FNG, Tromp G, Jones GT, Kuivaniemi H, Elmore JR, Johansson M, Mckay J, Scelo G, Carreras-Torres R, Gaborieau V, Brennan P, Bracci PM, Neale RE, Olson SH, Gallinger S, Li D, Petersen GM, Risch HA, Klein AP, Han J, Abnet CC, Freedman ND, Taylor PR, Maris JM, Aben KK, Kiemeney LA, Vermeulen SH, Wiencke JK, Walsh KM, Wrensch M, Rice T, Turnbull C, Litchfield K, Paternoster L, Standl M, Abecasis GR, SanGiovanni JP, Li Y, Mijatovic V, Sapkota Y, Low SK, Zondervan KT, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, van Heel DA, Hunt K, Arking DE, Ashar FN, Sotoodehnia N, Woo D, Rosand J, Comeau ME, Brown WM, Silverman EK, Hokanson JE, Cho MH, Hui J, Ferreira MA, Thompson PJ, Morrison AC, Felix JF, Smith NL, Christiano AM, Petukhova L, Betz RC, Fan X, Zhang X, Zhu C, Langefeld CD, Thompson SD, Wang F, Lin X, Schwartz DA, Fingerlin T, Rotter JI, Cotch MF, Jensen RA, Munz M, Dommisch H, Schaefer AS, Han F, Ollila HM, Hillary RP, Albagha O, Ralston SH, Zeng C, Zheng W, Shu XO, Reis A, Uebe S, Hüffmeier U, Kawamura Y, Otowa T, Sasaki T, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Xie G, Siminovitch K, Bei JX, Zeng YX, Försti A, Chen B, Landi S, Franke A, Fischer A, Ellinghaus D, Flores C, Noth I, Ma SF, Foo JN, Liu J, Kim JW, Cox DG, Delattre O, Mirabeau O, Skibola CF, Tang CS, Garcia-Barcelo M, Chang KP, Su WH, Chang YS, Martin NG, Gordon S, Wade TD, Lee C, Kubo M, Cha PC, Nakamura Y, Levy D, Kimura M, Hwang SJ, Hunt S, Spector T, Soranzo N, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Kahali B, Speliotes E, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Cheng CY, Jonas JB, Wong TY, Fogh I, Lin K, Powell JF, Rice K, Relton CL, Martin RM, Davey Smith G
JAMA Oncol 2017 May 1;3(5):636-651. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945. PMID: 28241208Free PMC Article
A comprehensive analysis of CDC20 overexpression in common malignant tumors from multiple organs: its correlation with tumor grade and stage.
Gayyed MF, El-Maqsoud NM, Tawfiek ER, El Gelany SA, Rahman MF
Tumour Biol 2016 Jan;37(1):749-62. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-3808-1. PMID: 26245990
Tumors of the testis in intersex syndromes.
Levin HS
Urol Clin North Am 2000 Aug;27(3):543-51, x. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70101-4. PMID: 10985153
Increased incidence of neoplasia in patients with pituitary adenomas. The Pituitary Study Group.
Popovic V, Damjanovic S, Micic D, Nesovic M, Djurovic M, Petakov M, Obradovic S, Zoric S, Simic M, Penezic Z, Marinkovic J
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 Oct;49(4):441-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00536.x. PMID: 9876340

Diagnosis

Use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in testicular diseases: A comprehensive review.
Tenuta M, Sesti F, Bonaventura I, Mazzotta P, Pofi R, Gianfrilli D, Pozza C
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1369-1382. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1111/andr.13057. PMID: 34043256Free PMC Article
Endocrine pathology: past, present and future.
Asa SL, Mete O
Pathology 2018 Jan;50(1):111-118. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.003. PMID: 29132721
Comprehensive Immunophenotypic Characterization of Adult and Fetal Testes, the Excretory Duct System, and Testicular and Epididymal Appendages.
Magers MJ, Udager AM, Chinnaiyan AM, French D, Myers JL, Jentzen JM, McHugh JB, Heider A, Mehra R
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2016 Aug;24(7):e50-68. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000326. PMID: 26867215
Paratesticular tumor-like lesions.
Oliva E, Young RH
Semin Diagn Pathol 2000 Nov;17(4):340-58. PMID: 11202549
Tumors of the testis in intersex syndromes.
Levin HS
Urol Clin North Am 2000 Aug;27(3):543-51, x. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70101-4. PMID: 10985153

Therapy

Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Telomeres Mendelian Randomization Collaboration, Haycock PC, Burgess S, Nounu A, Zheng J, Okoli GN, Bowden J, Wade KH, Timpson NJ, Evans DM, Willeit P, Aviv A, Gaunt TR, Hemani G, Mangino M, Ellis HP, Kurian KM, Pooley KA, Eeles RA, Lee JE, Fang S, Chen WV, Law MH, Bowdler LM, Iles MM, Yang Q, Worrall BB, Markus HS, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Spurdle AB, Thompson DJ, O'Mara TA, Wolpin B, Amundadottir L, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Trichopoulou A, Onland-Moret NC, Lund E, Duell EJ, Canzian F, Severi G, Overvad K, Gunter MJ, Tumino R, Svenson U, van Rij A, Baas AF, Bown MJ, Samani NJ, van t'Hof FNG, Tromp G, Jones GT, Kuivaniemi H, Elmore JR, Johansson M, Mckay J, Scelo G, Carreras-Torres R, Gaborieau V, Brennan P, Bracci PM, Neale RE, Olson SH, Gallinger S, Li D, Petersen GM, Risch HA, Klein AP, Han J, Abnet CC, Freedman ND, Taylor PR, Maris JM, Aben KK, Kiemeney LA, Vermeulen SH, Wiencke JK, Walsh KM, Wrensch M, Rice T, Turnbull C, Litchfield K, Paternoster L, Standl M, Abecasis GR, SanGiovanni JP, Li Y, Mijatovic V, Sapkota Y, Low SK, Zondervan KT, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, van Heel DA, Hunt K, Arking DE, Ashar FN, Sotoodehnia N, Woo D, Rosand J, Comeau ME, Brown WM, Silverman EK, Hokanson JE, Cho MH, Hui J, Ferreira MA, Thompson PJ, Morrison AC, Felix JF, Smith NL, Christiano AM, Petukhova L, Betz RC, Fan X, Zhang X, Zhu C, Langefeld CD, Thompson SD, Wang F, Lin X, Schwartz DA, Fingerlin T, Rotter JI, Cotch MF, Jensen RA, Munz M, Dommisch H, Schaefer AS, Han F, Ollila HM, Hillary RP, Albagha O, Ralston SH, Zeng C, Zheng W, Shu XO, Reis A, Uebe S, Hüffmeier U, Kawamura Y, Otowa T, Sasaki T, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Xie G, Siminovitch K, Bei JX, Zeng YX, Försti A, Chen B, Landi S, Franke A, Fischer A, Ellinghaus D, Flores C, Noth I, Ma SF, Foo JN, Liu J, Kim JW, Cox DG, Delattre O, Mirabeau O, Skibola CF, Tang CS, Garcia-Barcelo M, Chang KP, Su WH, Chang YS, Martin NG, Gordon S, Wade TD, Lee C, Kubo M, Cha PC, Nakamura Y, Levy D, Kimura M, Hwang SJ, Hunt S, Spector T, Soranzo N, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Kahali B, Speliotes E, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Cheng CY, Jonas JB, Wong TY, Fogh I, Lin K, Powell JF, Rice K, Relton CL, Martin RM, Davey Smith G
JAMA Oncol 2017 May 1;3(5):636-651. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945. PMID: 28241208Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in testicular diseases: A comprehensive review.
Tenuta M, Sesti F, Bonaventura I, Mazzotta P, Pofi R, Gianfrilli D, Pozza C
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1369-1382. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1111/andr.13057. PMID: 34043256Free PMC Article
Endocrine pathology: past, present and future.
Asa SL, Mete O
Pathology 2018 Jan;50(1):111-118. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.003. PMID: 29132721
A comprehensive analysis of CDC20 overexpression in common malignant tumors from multiple organs: its correlation with tumor grade and stage.
Gayyed MF, El-Maqsoud NM, Tawfiek ER, El Gelany SA, Rahman MF
Tumour Biol 2016 Jan;37(1):749-62. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-3808-1. PMID: 26245990
Increased incidence of neoplasia in patients with pituitary adenomas. The Pituitary Study Group.
Popovic V, Damjanovic S, Micic D, Nesovic M, Djurovic M, Petakov M, Obradovic S, Zoric S, Simic M, Penezic Z, Marinkovic J
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 Oct;49(4):441-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00536.x. PMID: 9876340

Clinical prediction guides

Use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in testicular diseases: A comprehensive review.
Tenuta M, Sesti F, Bonaventura I, Mazzotta P, Pofi R, Gianfrilli D, Pozza C
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1369-1382. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1111/andr.13057. PMID: 34043256Free PMC Article
Endocrine pathology: past, present and future.
Asa SL, Mete O
Pathology 2018 Jan;50(1):111-118. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.09.003. PMID: 29132721
Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Telomeres Mendelian Randomization Collaboration, Haycock PC, Burgess S, Nounu A, Zheng J, Okoli GN, Bowden J, Wade KH, Timpson NJ, Evans DM, Willeit P, Aviv A, Gaunt TR, Hemani G, Mangino M, Ellis HP, Kurian KM, Pooley KA, Eeles RA, Lee JE, Fang S, Chen WV, Law MH, Bowdler LM, Iles MM, Yang Q, Worrall BB, Markus HS, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Spurdle AB, Thompson DJ, O'Mara TA, Wolpin B, Amundadottir L, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Trichopoulou A, Onland-Moret NC, Lund E, Duell EJ, Canzian F, Severi G, Overvad K, Gunter MJ, Tumino R, Svenson U, van Rij A, Baas AF, Bown MJ, Samani NJ, van t'Hof FNG, Tromp G, Jones GT, Kuivaniemi H, Elmore JR, Johansson M, Mckay J, Scelo G, Carreras-Torres R, Gaborieau V, Brennan P, Bracci PM, Neale RE, Olson SH, Gallinger S, Li D, Petersen GM, Risch HA, Klein AP, Han J, Abnet CC, Freedman ND, Taylor PR, Maris JM, Aben KK, Kiemeney LA, Vermeulen SH, Wiencke JK, Walsh KM, Wrensch M, Rice T, Turnbull C, Litchfield K, Paternoster L, Standl M, Abecasis GR, SanGiovanni JP, Li Y, Mijatovic V, Sapkota Y, Low SK, Zondervan KT, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, van Heel DA, Hunt K, Arking DE, Ashar FN, Sotoodehnia N, Woo D, Rosand J, Comeau ME, Brown WM, Silverman EK, Hokanson JE, Cho MH, Hui J, Ferreira MA, Thompson PJ, Morrison AC, Felix JF, Smith NL, Christiano AM, Petukhova L, Betz RC, Fan X, Zhang X, Zhu C, Langefeld CD, Thompson SD, Wang F, Lin X, Schwartz DA, Fingerlin T, Rotter JI, Cotch MF, Jensen RA, Munz M, Dommisch H, Schaefer AS, Han F, Ollila HM, Hillary RP, Albagha O, Ralston SH, Zeng C, Zheng W, Shu XO, Reis A, Uebe S, Hüffmeier U, Kawamura Y, Otowa T, Sasaki T, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Xie G, Siminovitch K, Bei JX, Zeng YX, Försti A, Chen B, Landi S, Franke A, Fischer A, Ellinghaus D, Flores C, Noth I, Ma SF, Foo JN, Liu J, Kim JW, Cox DG, Delattre O, Mirabeau O, Skibola CF, Tang CS, Garcia-Barcelo M, Chang KP, Su WH, Chang YS, Martin NG, Gordon S, Wade TD, Lee C, Kubo M, Cha PC, Nakamura Y, Levy D, Kimura M, Hwang SJ, Hunt S, Spector T, Soranzo N, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Kahali B, Speliotes E, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Cheng CY, Jonas JB, Wong TY, Fogh I, Lin K, Powell JF, Rice K, Relton CL, Martin RM, Davey Smith G
JAMA Oncol 2017 May 1;3(5):636-651. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945. PMID: 28241208Free PMC Article
Increased incidence of neoplasia in patients with pituitary adenomas. The Pituitary Study Group.
Popovic V, Damjanovic S, Micic D, Nesovic M, Djurovic M, Petakov M, Obradovic S, Zoric S, Simic M, Penezic Z, Marinkovic J
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 Oct;49(4):441-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00536.x. PMID: 9876340

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