Persistent mullerian duct syndrome

Abstract

Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare form of internal male pseudohermaphroditism in which Mullerian duct derivatives are seen in a male patient. This syndrome is characterized by the persistence of Mullerian duct derivatives (i.e. uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and upper two thirds of vagina) in a phenotypically and karyotypically male patient. In this article we present the USG and MRI features of a case of PMDS with bilateral cryptorchidism and left sided inguinal hernia, containing the uterus and fallopian tubes.

Keywords

Cryptorchidism - inguinal hernia - mullerian inhibiting factor - MRI - mullerian duct derivatives - pseudohermaphroditism - USG

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