| Title | True hermaphroditism presenting as bilateral gynecomastia in an adolescent phenotypic male. | | Author(s) | Ouhilal S, Turco J, Nangia A, Stotland M, Manganiello PD | | Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire. | | Source | Fertil Steril 2005 Apr; 83(4):1041. | | MeSH | Adult Female Gynecomastia Hermaphroditism Humans Hypospadias Hysterectomy Karyotyping Male Mammaplasty Ovariectomy Penis Phenotype Prostheses and Implants Sex Testis Uterus
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of true hermaphroditism presenting in adolescence as bilateral gynecomastia in a phenotypic male. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): A 19-year-old phenotypic male who presented with pronounced bilateral gynecomastia and was ultimately diagnosed with true hermaphroditism. INTERVENTION(S): Endoscopic removal of the internal female genital tract (hemiuterus and ovary), reduction mammoplasty, repair of penile chordee, and left testicular prosthesis placement. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Diagnosis and treatment of true hermaphroditism. RESULT(S): Bilateral mammoplasties, repair of a penile chordee, placement of a left testicular prosthesis, and excision of the left hemiuterus and ovary resulted in return to testicular function in this true hermaphrodite. CONCLUSION(S): Although rare, true hermaphroditism should be suspected in male patients presenting with bilateral breast enlargement in adolescence. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15820820 |
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