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Re: Is it possible for a doctor who performs an orchi to remove the entire vas deferens?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:51 pm
by Futurist (imported)
Paolo wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:19 pm
The odds of having a third one are not high.
Polyorchidism - less that 200 cases in medical history. (Google search data)
Yes; correct! However--and especially considering the risk of cancer--it never hurts to check, no?
Re: Is it possible for a doctor who performs an orchi to remove the entire vas deferens?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 6:00 am
by kastranja (imported)
Paolo wrote: Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:54 pm
Statistically, undescended testes which reside up inside the inguinal canals, or even higher up inside the body, are much more prone to becoming cancerous if left there.
As far as I have read, the risk for cancer in an undescended testicle may be reduced a bit by surgery (whereafter the testicle resides inside the scrotum), but always (not only "if left there") stays distinctly higher than normal.