title: Female karyotype (XX) in patients with ambiguous genitalia does not guarantee the absence of intra-abdominal testes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senanayake
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jayasekera
mesh_terms: 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