Non-obvious diagnosis and breast development in pure gonadal dysgenesis

Ginekol Pol. 2022;93(6):519-520. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2022.0029. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Abstract

Pure gonadal dysgenesis is a situation when the karyotype is 46, XY, but for various reasons there is a disorder of differentiation of Wolffian and Mullerian structures and in consequence the phenotype is female. It is known that abdominal gonads and the presence of Y chromosome allow to qualify this condition as a high risk of tumor. In most cases breast development is limited because of lack or low level of estrogen. A 27-year-old patient with differences of sexual development (DSD), was admitted to the Department of Endocrinological Gynecology for a control examination. In the history: dysgerminoma, primary amenorrhea and ambiguous karyotype. The patient has not taken hormonal replacement therapy. The breast development is Tanner stage V.

Keywords: breast development; differences of sexual development; pure gonadal dysgenesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dysgerminoma* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis* / diagnosis
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis* / pathology
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY* / diagnosis
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY* / genetics
  • Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY* / pathology
  • Gonads / pathology
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / pathology