[Ovarian cyst in a case of female pseudohermaphroditism in a patient with male phenotype].
Female pseudohermaphroditism is an intersexual state distinguished by virilized external genitals and secondary sex characters in a XX subject. We report a case of female pseudohermaphroditism diagnosed later on the discovery of an abdominal mass, then revealed to be an enormous ovarian cyst. Hormonal dosages suggested the presence of partial surrenalic b-hydroxylase deficiency. For this reason the clinical picture was considered expression of an adreno-genital syndrome, displayed as female pseudohermaphroditism with Prader stage V virilization.
Benedetti
Mario
M
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Chirurgia Gastroenterologica e Mammaria, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia. mariobene@libero.it
Tinozzi
Francesco Paolo
FP
Albertario
Simone
S
Bianchi
Carlo
C
Valenti
Luigi
L
Niebel
Tekla
T
Tinozzi
Stefano
S
Dini
Stefano
S
Moroni
Nirvana
N
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery