Novel mutation of the sex-determining region on the Y chromosome in a 46,XY female patient with monolateral dysgerminoma: a case report.

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Patients with 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer syndrome) are characterized by the presence of female internal genital tract and bilateral streak gonads in a phenotypic female. These women have a high risk of developing rare type II malignant germ cell tumors. We report a rare case of a 33-year-old 46,XY female patient, who presented with an adnexal mass suspected for dysgerminoma, with a novel mutation of...

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