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Query: UMLS:C0019270 (hernia)
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Risk of cancer of the testis was related to nondescent and hernia in a comparison of 596 testicular cancer patients and 602 unaffected men who had been in active service in the U.S. Army between 1950 and 1970. Medical histories were obtained from routine service records. Undescended testis was associated with a testicular cancer risk 8.8 times that of normal. Among cancer patients with a history of undescended testis, seminomas were nearly twice as frequent as in the remaining patients. Of 14 patients with unilateral undescended testis, 12 had the tumor on the side of the defect. Testicular cancer risk was estimated to be 2.9 times higher in men who had reported having had an inguinal hernia than in those who had not. Side of hernia and side of tumor were not associated; histologic type was not related to history of hernia.
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PMID:Cryptorchidism, hernia, and cancer of the testis. 0 62

Children between the ages of 6 years and 12 years numbering 2200, were examined for general physical development and external abnormality to correlate these anomalies with frequency of undescended testis. Whereas the overall frequency of undescended testis in this population was 0.5%, this condition was present in 1% of boys with peri-umbilical hernia. Undescended testis should be looked for in children with external congenital anomalies, particularly of the anterior abdominal wall.
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PMID:Abnormal findings associated with undescended testis in Nigerian children. 257 54

Inguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irreducible right inguinal hernia, which on exploration was found to have an inflamed appendix.
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PMID:Amyand's Hernia, Appendicitis, and Undescended Testis: The Amyand's Triad. 3005 Feb 71