کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4168859 1607559 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Testicular microlithiasis in patients with Down syndrome
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Testicular microlithiasis in patients with Down syndrome
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesTesticular microlithiasis (TM) occurs with benign as well as with pathological conditions, such as testicular cancer. Since Down syndrome (DS) may be associated with increased frequency of testicular cancer, we determined the prevalence of TM in DS in patients from a DS clinic and evaluated the prevalence by age group.Study designWe compared results of research scrotal ultrasounds obtained from 1998 to 2001 from 92 Latino patients with DS (ages newborn to 29.7 years) and clinical ultrasounds obtained from 1998 to 2004 from 200 Latino patients without DS (ages newborn to 18.3 years). We also reviewed the medical records.ResultsThe prevalence of TM in DS was 29%, significantly higher than the 7% found in patients without DS (P < .0001). Twenty of the 27 patients with DS and TM had no testicular pathology clinically or by history. The TM prevalence in the entire group of patients with and without DS increased with advancing age.ConclusionsWe found a significantly increased prevalence of TM in DS. The clinical significance of TM needs to be investigated further.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Pediatrics - Volume 149, Issue 2, August 2006, Pages 233–236
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