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All are true about atrophic testis except -

A
Leydig cell hypoplasia
B
Lymphocyte infiltration
C
Small size
D
Normal sertoli cell
High-Yield Explanation
Testicular atrophy Testicular atrophy is a regressive change that affects the testis. Causes  → Atherosclerosis, inflammatory orchids, cryptorchidism, hypopituitarism, malnutrition or cachexia, irradiation, drugs (anabolic steroids), administration of female sex hormones for prostatic Ca. Pathological changes:- Decrease in size The arrest of germ cells development. Hyalization and thickening of basement membrane of spermatic tubules. Increased interstitial stroma. Sparing of Leydig cells → Leydig cells are prominent. Tubules are populated by sertoli cells------- Ackerman 1424

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