Female karyotype (XX) in patients with ambiguous genitalia does not guarantee the absence of intra-abdominal testes.
We report three patients with ambiguous genitalia and 46 XX karyotype who had intra-abdominal testes. The mechanism for the development of testes in such patients, the risk of malignancy and value of histological assessment of intra-abdominal testes are discussed.
Senanayake
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
de Silva
M V
MV
Fernando
M S
MS
Jayasekera
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities