An inguinal hernia that was not meant to be: a female with seminoma.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Costopoulos, C.; Ariyarathenam, A.; Bullock, N.
- Source
- Hernia. Feb2008, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p99-101. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *INGUINAL hernia
*ANDROGEN-insensitivity syndrome
*PRIMARY amenorrhea
*HORMONE therapy
- Language
- ISSN
- 1265-4906
Complete androgen insensitivity is a rare X-linked disorder characterised by a female phenotype in a chromosomally male individual. It usually presents at puberty with primary amenorrhoea or as an inguinal mass in a female infant. Treatment includes bilateral orchidectomy and hormone replacement therapy. We present the case of a 31-year-old female with complete androgen insensitivity and a presumed inguinal hernia. We discuss the importance of early diagnosis, emphasise the consequences of misdiagnosis, and raise the question of whether such patients have been appropriately managed in the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]