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Ovotesticular disorder of sex development with a prostatic gland and review of literature
Author(s) -
Irkilata H. C.,
Basal S.,
Taslipinar A.,
Gur A.,
Piskin M. M.,
Kurt B.,
Tahmaz L.,
Bolu E.,
Dayanc M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00945.x
Subject(s) - testis determining factor , sex organ , prostate , y chromosome , prostate gland , karyotype , disorders of sex development , phenotype , biology , male genitalia , gynecology , chromosome , medicine , anatomy , genetics , cancer , gene , zoology
Summary Ovotesticular disorder of sex development (OTDSD) is a rare condition and defined as the presence of ovarian and testicular tissue in the same individual. Most of patients with OTDSD have female internal genital organs. In this report, we present a case in which, we demonstrated prostate tissue using endoscopic and radiologic methods in a 46‐XX, sex determining region of the Y chromosome negative male phenotypic patient, with no female internal genitalia. Existence of prostate in an XX male without SRY is rarely seen and reveals a complete male phenotype. This finding is critical to figure out what happens in embryonal period.