Monorchism Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Q55.0
ICD-9	752.89

Monorchism is the state of having only one testicle within the scrotum. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings Q00-Q89 - Congenital malformations and deformations (Q00-Q07 Nervous system ( Anencephaly and similar malformations The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" virility plural testes) is the male In some Male Mammals the scrotum - also 'scrutum' or 'scrootum' - is a protuberance of Skin and Muscle containing the Testicles

Contents 1 Causes 2 Notable cases 3 Terminology 4 See also 5 References

Causes

This can be due to:

• One testicle not descending into the scrotum during normal embryonic or fetal development (3–4% of 'normal' live births), also known as: undescended testis or cryptorchidism. An embryo (from Greek:, plural, lit "that which grows" from en- "in" + bryein "to swell be full" is a multicellular A fetus (or foetus or fœtus) is a developing Mammal or other Viviparous Vertebrate, after the Embryonic stage and Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both Testes from the Scrotum. In this case the testis is within the abdominal cavity, somewhere along the normal route of descent — most commonly, within the inguinal canal. The inguinal canal is a passage in the anterior (toward the front of the body abdominal wall which in men conveys the Spermatic cord and in women the round ligament Such a testis has an increased risk of malignancy. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled
• One testicle may disappear during development (the so called vanishing testis) due to some intrauterine insult. Vanishing testis refers to the disappearance of one or other Testis during Embryonic or foetal development This is thought most likely vascular, such as testicular torsion. The blood vessels are part of the Circulatory system and function to transport Blood throughout the body In testicular torsion the Spermatic cord that provides the blood supply to a Testicle is twisted cutting off the blood supply often causing Orchalgia.
• One testicle being surgically removed through Orchidectomy

Notable cases

Former Australian politician Mark Latham^[1], American bicyclist Lance Armstrong^[2] and Canadian comedian/actor Tom Green^[3] all have monorchism, as one testicle was removed to treat testicular cancer in each case. Castration (also referred to as Gelding, Neutering, Fixing, orchiectomy, and orchidectomy is any action surgical, chemical For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961) a former Australian politician was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian Actor, Rapper, Writer, Comedian The late Frank Church, U.S. Senator (D-Idaho) from 1957 to 1981 and a Presidential aspirant in 1976, also had monorchism, having had one testicle removed in the late 1940s while attending Stanford Law School. For his son Frank Forrester Church IV the Unitarian Universalist minister and theologian see Forrest Church. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located near Palo Alto California, United States, in Silicon Valley Although Church had been given only a year to live, the surgery plus X-Ray treatment put the cancer into remission. Church eventually lived until 1984, when he succumbed to pancreatic cancer[1], a quarter-century later. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the Pancreas. Each year about 37680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition and 34290 His monorchism was revealed publicly during the 1976 Presidential campaign. The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard M

Terminology

An individual having monorchism can be referred to as monorchid.

See also

• Anorchia

References

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