True Hermaphroditism, 4 Cases Report.
- Author:
Hee Chan LEE
1
;
Sang Yang LEE
;
Ju Tae SEO
;
Young Yo PARK
;
Sung Won KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
hermaphroditism
- MeSH:
Disorders of Sex Development;
Female;
Genitalia;
Gonads;
Ovary;
Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development*;
Testis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(2):244-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
True hermaphroditism is a very rare congenital anomaly, in which both an ovary and a testis or a gonad with the histologic features of both(ovotestis) is present. So the external and internal genital organs are abnormally differentiated. We report 4 cases of true hermaphroditism with the review of the literatures.