"Orchiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
| Descriptor ID |
D009919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.270.282.679 E04.950.165.679 E04.950.774.860.618
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| Concept/Terms |
Orchiectomy- Orchiectomy
- Orchiectomies
- Orchidectomy
- Orchidectomies
Castration, Male- Castration, Male
- Castrations, Male
- Male Castration
- Male Castrations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orchiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Associations between female sex hormones, estrous cycle, ischemic preconditioning and myocardial infarct size after ischemia-reperfusion injury. Basic Res Cardiol. 2025 04; 120(2):321-333.
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Surge in testicular torsion in pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 57(8):1660-1663.
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Androgen deprivation-induced elevated nuclear SIRT1 promotes prostate tumor cell survival by reactivation of AR signaling. Cancer Lett. 2021 05 01; 505:24-36.
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Dietary Tomato or Lycopene Do Not Reduce Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression in a Murine Model. J Nutr. 2020 07 01; 150(7):1808-1817.
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Testicular Choriocarcinoma Metastasizing to the Small Bowel Causing Intussusception: Case Report. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2019 Dec; 50(4):1005-1008.
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Patient Attitudes Toward Testicular Prosthesis Placement After Orchiectomy. Am J Mens Health. 2019 Jul-Aug; 13(4):1557988319861019.
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Successful treatment of metachronous contralateral intratubular germ cell neoplasia with partial orchiectomy and low-dose radiation in a patient previously treated for testicular carcinoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 10; 66(10):e27872.
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A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Pediatric Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 01; 41(1):74-76.
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Castration remains despite decreasing definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer in the elderly: A case for de-implementation. Cancer. 2018 10 15; 124(20):3971-3974.
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Testosterone inhibits the growth of prostate cancer xenografts in nude mice. BMC Cancer. 2017 Sep 07; 17(1):635.