A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour
True hermaphroditism represents only 5% cases of all of disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) and usually present in early childhood with ambiguous genitalia. Occasionally, cases might present later on in adolescence with problems of sexual maturation. Our case report presents a true hermaphrodi...
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| description | True hermaphroditism represents only 5% cases of all of disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) and usually present in early childhood with ambiguous genitalia. Occasionally, cases might present later on in adolescence with problems of sexual maturation. Our case report presents a true hermaphrodite with normal male phenotype that presented as a left testicular mass, two years after being diagnosed with Sertoli cell only syndrome in the contralateral testis. Histological examination of the left testis showed ovarian, fallopian tube, myometrial, endometrial, and epididymal tissue. This combination of findings is found in approximately one-third of true hermaphrodites, but it is very rare to present clinically as an inguinoscrotal mass. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25d49d38910843108e066618a39e70b12025-02-03T06:06:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/598138598138A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular TumourMichelle Ceci0Edward Calleja1Edith Said2Noel Gatt3Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq MSD 2090, MaltaDepartment of Urology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq MSD 2090, MaltaDepartment of Genetics, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq MSD 2090, MaltaDepartment of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq MSD 2090, MaltaTrue hermaphroditism represents only 5% cases of all of disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) and usually present in early childhood with ambiguous genitalia. Occasionally, cases might present later on in adolescence with problems of sexual maturation. Our case report presents a true hermaphrodite with normal male phenotype that presented as a left testicular mass, two years after being diagnosed with Sertoli cell only syndrome in the contralateral testis. Histological examination of the left testis showed ovarian, fallopian tube, myometrial, endometrial, and epididymal tissue. This combination of findings is found in approximately one-third of true hermaphrodites, but it is very rare to present clinically as an inguinoscrotal mass.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/598138 |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Ceci Edward Calleja Edith Said Noel Gatt A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour Case Reports in Urology |
| title | A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour |
| title_full | A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour |
| title_fullStr | A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour |
| title_short | A Case of True Hermaphroditism Presenting as a Testicular Tumour |
| title_sort | case of true hermaphroditism presenting as a testicular tumour |
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