Macro-orchidism: light and Electron Microscopic Study of Four Cases

MANUEL JAVIER AND

NISTAL, REGADERA,

RICARDO

A hormonal

FRANCISCO

MD,

PAZ

PANIAGUA,

X chromosome

MARTiNEZGARCiA,

COBO,

MD,

be secondary

study of one man

associated with mental retardation and fragile

(case no. 1) and three men with idiopathic

(cases no. 2 to 4) is reported.

slightly increased follicle-stimulating

Hormonal

macro-

study revealed

hormone serum

levels in cases

no. 1 to 3. The testes from cases no. 1 (orchidoepididymoectomy specimen)

and 2 (testicular

biopsy)

presented

interstitial edema

and three different tubular patterns that were arranged in a mosaiclike manner. Type I tubules had an increased diameter (