Penile testis ectopia: a rare urogenital condition

Ectopic testis is thought to result from an abnormality of terminal testicular descent in which the testis initially descends normally through the external inguinal ring but then, due to some mechanical failure, comes to rest at a location outside the normal pathway of descent.1 ,2 Although several theories support that ectopia relates to some gubernaculum development abnormality, there are still no proven studies that identify the biochemical cause …