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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2021

Fertility preservation for pediatric male cancer patients: illustrating contemporary and future options; a case report.

Omar Abdelaal, Nicholas A Deebel, Nima Pourhabibi Zarandi, Stanley Kogan, Frank C Marini, Thomas Pranikoff, Kimberly Stogner-Underwood, Thomas W McLean, Anthony Atala, Hooman Sadri-Ardekani

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Omar AbdelaalWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Nicholas A DeebelWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Nima Pourhabibi ZarandiWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Stanley KoganWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Frank C MariniWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Thomas PranikoffSection of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Kimberly Stogner-UnderwoodDepartment of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Thomas W McLeanSection of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Anthony AtalaWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Hooman Sadri-ArdekaniWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Wake Forest University · USForest Institute · USZagazig University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main aim of current pediatric male fertility preservation programs is storing spermatogonia stem cell (SSC) prior to starting cancer treatment. From July 1st, 2014 to May 1st, 2020; 170 patients have been recruited in Wake Forest Testicular Tissue Banking Program. The existence of multiple testis biopsies in different time points and detailed histological analyses of a unique cancer patient, provided an educational opportunity to investigate testis condition in different phases of cancer management. A pediatric male cancer patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) had multiple testicular leukemia recurrences and went through several testicular biopsies, to identify leukemic infiltration as well as considering fertility preservation. Infiltration of leukemia cells into both testes was identified. Neither elongated spermatid nor sperm were detected, but germ cells including SSC, spermatocyte and round spermatid could be identified in the stored tissue even after initial cancer treatment. Different germ cells were identified by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and specific immunohistochemical (IHC) markers including PGP9.5/UCHL1 or MAGE-A4 (spermatogonia), SYCP3 (spermatocyte) and PRM1 (round spermatid). This emphasizes the importance of offering testicular biopsy to pediatric cancer patients at risk of infertility regardless to the stage of cancer treatment, although earlier biopsy is preferred. Promising research on

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