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Disorders of Abnormal Sexual Development

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New insights into the biology of sexual development and advances in chromosome analysis have led to early identification and prompt treatment of the intersexual patient, which permit the person to lead a more normal life.39 Based on these recent advances, we developed a classification of abnormal sexual development that correlates the gonadal and genital anatomy with the chromosomal findings and specific genetic or metabolic defects69 (Table 2.1). This allows an integrated approach to this complex group of disorders according to the presenting signs as well as the pathophysiologic basis of the defect. The classification also groups patients who are at high risk for development of gonadal neoplasia.

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  1. Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 20007, Washington, DC, USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director) (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director)

  2. Gynecologic Pathology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA

    Robert J. Kurman M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director) (Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director)

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Robboy, S.J., Lombardo, J.M., Welch, W.R. (1987). Disorders of Abnormal Sexual Development. In: Kurman, R.J. (eds) Blaustein’s Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1942-0_2

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