Swyer syndrome presenting as dysgerminoma: A case report
- Author:
Silima Tarenia
1
;
Sujaya Chattopadhyay
2
;
Niladri Das
2
;
Deep Hathi
2
;
Arjun Baidya
2
;
Puranjoy Chakrabarty
3
;
Nilanjan Sengupta
2
;
Soumik Goswami
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: amenorrhoea
- MeSH: Swyer syndrome; dysgerminoma; gonadal dysgenesis
- From: Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2023;38(1):108-113
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Complete gonadal dysgenesis with 46,XY karyotype is a clinical condition characterized by the absence of testicular tissue but typical Mullerian structures in a phenotypically female individual. The condition presents as primary amenorrhoea or delayed puberty. Eventually, malignant neoplasms may arise. We report a case of a 16-year-old patient with Swyer syndrome presenting with primary amenorrhoea and with previous diagnosis four years earlier of a malignant dysgerminoma in the right ovary.
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