SERTOLI CELL TUMOUR IN A TRUE HERMAPHRODITE: SUGGESTIVE EVIDENCE FOR ECTOPIC GONADOTROPHIN PRODUCTION BY THE TUMOUR

Abstract
A Sertoli cell tumor that occurred in a true [human] hermaphrodite with a 46, XX chromosome constitution is described. Removal of the tumor was followed by an immediate fall in plasma FSH and LH [luteinizing hormone] concentrations. The tumor probably possessed the capacity for ectopic production of the gonadotropins.