Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine
Testicular adrenal rests tumours in congenital adrenal hyperplasia: unraveling prevalence, risk factors and new therapeutic horizons in adolescents
Testicular adrenal rest tumours (TARTs) are benign intratesticular lesions occurring in males with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), with a prevalence ranging from 0% to 94% depending on age, disease severity and screening method. Although TARTs are non-malignant, their characteristic location can lead to compression of seminiferous tubules causing infertility. Adolescence represents a critical and particularly vulnerable window for TART development and progression. Besides ACTH chronic stimulation, whi …