| Literature DB >> 20551542 |
Ajay Anand1, Narmada P Gupta, M K Singh, Sandeep R Mathur, Rishi Nayyar.
Abstract
Mixed gonadal dysgenesis (MGD) presents as a unilateral testis, usually intraabdominal, a streak gonad on contralateral side, and persistent mullerian structures. 45X/45XY karyotype is most frequent in such cases with predominance of 45X cells in both peripheral lymphocytes and gonads. We present a rare case of a left undescended testis, normally descended right testis, with penoscrotal hypospadias, who had a normal karyotype and whose histopathological findings were endometrial tissue and fallopian tube in left testicular biopsy. Gonadal dysgenesis should always be kept a possibility in patient with undescended testis and proximal hypospadias. If karyotype reveals a 46XY gonadal dysgenesis, these patients need all the more careful follow-up to screen for gonadoblastoma in remaining normal testis. Subjecting the patients to prophylactic orchidectomy with hormone replacement can be an additional option in such patients.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20551542 DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.64297
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol ISSN: 0377-4929 Impact factor: 0.740