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Week 5 Discussion- 570
A two-year-old presents for a well-baby exam. It is determined the child has undescended testes.
1. Cryptorchidism occurs in 3% of term infants. Discuss this condition.
Cryptorchidism or undescended testicles is a painless congenital condition in which
either one or both of the testicles of a child have moved into their proper position
(Hadziselimovic, 2017). Initially, before a baby is born, the testicles form on their abdomen. In
the third trimester, the testicles move from the abdomen, down to the groin, into the scrotum. An
undescended testicle does not complete the descent process, and as a result, the testicle's location
is somewhere between the abdomen and the groin, and this may affect either one or both
testicles. Premature babies have a high rate of undescended testicles.
2. Is this condition congenital? Why or why not?
Cryptorchidism is considered the most frequent congenital birth defect in male babies,
and it poses an essential risk factor for testicular cancer and male infertility. It is more common
in premature babies. Therefore, the more a baby is premature, the higher the chances of
developing undescended testicles (Rodprasert et al., 2020).
3. Consider testicular cancer. What kind of connection do these conditions share? If none,
discuss the pathophysiology of testicular cancer.
A history of cryptorchidism is the most common risk factor for testicular cancer (Gurney
et al., 2017). The increased risk of testicular cancer is not directly attributed to the fact that the
testicles do not descend. Rather it is believed that descent abnormality is a likely indication of
testicle abnormality, and this increases the chances of testicular cancer. Usually, cancer develops

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Week 5 Discussion- 570 A two-year-old presents for a well-baby exam. It is determined the child has undescended testes. 1. Cryptorchidism occurs in 3% of term infants. Discuss this condition. Cryptorchidism or undescended testicles is a painless congenital condition in which either one or both of the testicles of a child have moved into their proper position (Hadziselimovic, 2017). Initially, before a baby is born, the testicles form on their abdomen. In the third trimester, the testicles move from the abdomen, down to the groin, into the scrotum. An undescended testicle does not complete the ...
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