Ein XX/XY-Hermaphrodit mit einem ?intratubul�ren Ei? und einem Gonadoblastom (Gonocytom III)

True hermaphrodite with multiple gonadal neoplasms: report of a case with cytogenetic study

On account of the functioning bigonads, true hermaphrodites show a wide range of morphological anomalies. The patient under discussion had an ovary on one side and an ovotestis on the other side; both of them functioned to some extent to produce a rudimentary uterus, fallopian tubes and a few Woolfian remnants. The additional point of interest in this report was the presence of three gonadal neoplasms-namely Yolk Sac Carcinoma gonadoblastoma and seminoma. While the ovary on one side was replaced by yolk sac carcinoma, the ovotestis was partly destroyed by the other two. The cytogenetic study revealed a hypodiploid number and a mosaic sex chromosomal pattern. The karyotypic abnormalities noticed in the patient are also reviewed.

Three sisters with gonadoblastoma

Three sisters with gonadoblastoma and an 46,XY karyotype are presented. This observation suggests that heredity may play an important role in the genesis of the tumour.

True hermaphroiditism: cytogenetic analysis, surgical repair, and social implications

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Evidence of XX-XY sex chromosome mosaicism in a child with true hermaphroditism

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True hermaphroditism or gonadal intersexuality. Cytogenetic and gonadal analyses of 5 new examples related to 67 known cases studied cytogenetically

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