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Definition / general | Case reports | Gross images | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Al-Hussain T. Gonadal dysgenesis-pure. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testisgonadaldyspure.html. Accessed January 20th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Also called Swyer syndrome
- Female phenotype and female genital appearance, normal Müllerian structures
- Bilateral streak gonads, so no hormonal or reproductive potential
- 46 XY but no testicular tissue; no evidence of Turner syndrome
- Early bilateral gonadectomy is recommended due to high incidence of gonadoblastoma and dysgerminoma (J Pediatr Urol 2011;7:72)
Case reports
- 21 year old woman with dysgerminoma and streak gonad (Diagn Pathol 2011;6:84)