Splenogonadal fusion and sex reversal.

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sheffield Children's Foundation Trust Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

Published: September 2012

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital malformation where an abnormal union occurs between the spleen and gonad or mesonephric derivatives. Although it occurs in females it is much less prevalent than in males (male:female ratio, 16:1), but this may partly be because of the inaccessibility of the female gonads leading to under-diagnosis. To our knowledge this is the first case of splenogonadal fusion associated with sex reversal reported in the literature.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2012-0063DOI Listing

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