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. 2017 Jun 7;2017:17-0045. doi: 10.1530/EDM-17-0045

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics, histopathology of the gonad removed and hormonal profile, semen analysis and karyotype of phenotypic men with evidence of ovulation.

Gallegos et al. (5)
Paper Parvin (1) Perez-Palacios et al. (2) Ceci et al. (3) Kanaka-Gantenbein et al. (4) Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Our case
Age at presentation (year) 32 16 22 13 15 13 11 18
Presenting symptom Pain in R testis Bl gynaecomastia Pain in R testis L scrotal pain following injury Familial, siblings Pain and mass in L testis
Duration 1 week NR 2 days NR NR 2 days
Phenotype Male Male Male Male Male Male Male Male
H/o cryptorchidism + + +
Fertility + NA NR NR NA NA NA Azoospermic
Relevant past history Testicular pain age 24 years Thelarche at 14 year L hypospadias, b/l mammoplasty L inguinal hernia at 6 months of age Hypospadias, Bl gynaecomastia Hypospadias, Bl gynaecomastia Hypospadias Benign extra adrenal ganglioneuroma, lip capillary haemangioma, Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Examination Small, hard, tender R testis over pubic tubercle, normal Lf testis Bl gynaecomastia, 5.5 cm penis, 2.5 mL R testis and absent Lf testis Atrophic R testis and rubbery hard large left testis Acne, gynaecomastia, pubic hair stage 5, normal penis, tender Lf scrotum, R testis 5–16 mL Scrotal gonads Scrotal gonads Scrotal gonads Tanner stage 4 puberty, small Bl gynaecomastia, L testis 8 mL with a tender solid 2 cm mass, large Lf hydrocele, R testis atrophic 1 mL
Primordial follicles + + + + + + + +
Corpus luteum Hemorrhagic + Hemorrhagic NR NR NR +
Corpus albicans + + NR NR NR NR +
Fallopian tube + + + +
uterus + endometrial bleed + +
Ovotestis + + + + + + +
Testicular tissue + Rudimentary epididymis + in contralateral gonad + + + +
Leydig cells + + +
Sertoli cells + + + + +
Seminiferous tubules + + + + + +
Spermatogenesis Spermatogia Spermatogia
FSH (IU/L) 7.6 5.5 26.3 20* 13
LH (IU/L) 7.4 11 9.8 8.2* 8
T (nmol/L) 24.5 2.4 15.5 9.1* 4.5
E2 (pmol/L) NR 180 135 36.7*
P4 (nmol/L) NR 1.2 NR NR
Semen analysis 15 × 106 sperm/mL 60% motile NA NR NR NA NA NA Azoospermia
Karyotype peripheral blood 46,XX/46,XY Chimera (81%, 19%) 46,XX/47XXY (72%, 28%) 46,XX/46,XY Chimera (11%, 89%) 46,XX/47,XXY (70%, 30%) 46,XX, no Y detected 46,XX, no Y detected 46,XX, no Y detected 46, XX, SRY −ve
Karyotype gonadal tissue _ 46,XX/47XXY _ 46,XX/47XXY 46,XX/47XXY 46,XX/47XXY 46,XX/47XXY 46,XX, SRY −ve
*

2 weeks post gonadectomy.

Bl, bilateral; E2, estradiol; L, left; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; P4, progesterone; R, right; T, testosterone.