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Seminoma in a 46, XY patient with 17α-hydroxylase deficiency.

Ken MaekawaYousuke ShimizuKoken HayashiShotaro HatanoYasuyuki MiyauchiTakaki SakuraiKenji MitsumoriHiroyuki Onishi
Published in: IJU case reports (2024)
This is the third reported case of testicular tumor and the first of germ cell tumor in a 46, XY patient with 17α-hydroxylase deficiency. Given the rarity and the risk of gonadal malignancy associated with 17α-hydroxylase deficiency, the involvement of multidisciplinary specialists and prophylactic gonadectomy is considered crucial in its management.
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