Persistent mullerian duct syndrome with teratoma in an ectopic testis: imaging features.
The persistent mullerian duct syndrome represents a rare form of male pseudohermaphroditism, secondary to mullerian inhibiting factor (MIF) deficiency. We describe imaging findings in a 30-year-old male (46 XY karyotype) with bilateral cryptorchidism and mullerian duct anomalies (presence of uterus and fallopian tubes). Grade-III teratoma with yolk sac tumour was detected in one of the undescended testis, lying in the pelvic cavity. The other testis was in the inguinal canal. The rest of the wolffian duct structures (e.g. prostate, seminal vesicles) were nearly normal. Very few reports of imaging findings of this entity have been published thus far, probably because of the rarity of entity, incidental detection of most of the cases at surgery and relatively asymptomatic clinical presentation.
Narlawar
R S
RS
Department of Radiology, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. drranjeet@hotmail.com
Shah
J R
JR
Parikh
V
V
Patankar
T
T
D000328:Adult; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013735:Testicular Hormones / Q000172:deficiency; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D006023:Glycoproteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D013735:Testicular Hormones; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone