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Seminoma leading to detection of testicular feminization syndrome: a case report

  • S. Nakamura1
  • H. Tsujioka1,*,
  • T. Fukami1
  • M. Goto1
  • R. Matsuoka1
  • F. Eguchi1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo3435.2017 Vol.38,Issue 1,February 2017 pp.153-156

Published: 10 February 2017

*Corresponding Author(s): H. Tsujioka E-mail: htsujiokah1@aih-net.com

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Abstract

The authors here report a 54-year-old (gravida 0, para 0), who claimed to have had her menarche at age 13 and menopause at 52 years. Two months prior to presentation, the subject first noticed a hard but elastic fist-sized mass in the left inguinal region that gradually grew, causing pressure-related pain. Although the external genitalia appeared female, the vagina was short and blind-ending, and no uterus or ovaries were identified on transvaginal ultrasound. Chromosome banding results (G-band method) showed 46XY. Laparoscopy revealed no traces of a vestigial uterus or ovaries; thus, based on the appearance of the external genitalia, a diagnosis of testicular feminization syndrome was made. Pathological testing of the palpable mass led to a diagnosis of seminoma with Leydig cell hyperplasia. Thus, in this case, the development of a seminoma in an undescended testis led to the detection of testicular feminization syndrome.

Keywords

Seminoma; Testicular feminization syndrome; External genitalia.

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S. Nakamura,H. Tsujioka,T. Fukami,M. Goto,R. Matsuoka,F. Eguchi. Seminoma leading to detection of testicular feminization syndrome: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2017. 38(1);153-156.

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https://www.ejgo.net/articles/10.12892/ejgo3435.2017

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