True prostatic tissue in 46,XX female with adrenogenital syndrome.
A case is presented of a seventeen-year-old phenotypic male with empty scrotum, hormonal studies consistent with adrenogenital syndrome, a 46,XX karyotype, and a normal prostate on rectal examination. Histochemical evidence of the true nature of the prostatic tissue is presented, and the developmental aspects of the case are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging