title: A 46XX disorder of sex development with a prostate gland and increased level of prostate-specific antigen.
abstract: A 5-year-old child with precocious puberty and complete masculinization of the genitalia was diagnosed to have 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The patient was also found to have a prostate gland and increased prostate-specific antigen. The presence of a prostate and its relation to prostate-specific antigen and prostate adenocarcinoma are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. eyesilkaya@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Ediz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yeşilkaya
authors.forename: Peyami
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cinaz
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bideci
authors.forename: Orhun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Camurdan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boyraz
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011629:Puberty, Precocious; D046468:Sexual Development
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen