All are true about atrophic testis except -
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