Table 1: Summary of the clinical and gonadal features of nine patients with ovotesticular DSD.

Sex of rearing

Karyotype

Clinical presentation

Phenotype

Right gonad

Left gonad

Age at gonadectomy or gonadal biopsy

Spontaneous puberty

Case 1

Male

48 XXYY[33]/

46 XX[86]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Unilateral right cryptorchidism, bifid scrotum, hypospadias.

UPB and LPB: Mature testicular tissue.

LPB: well differentiated ovary tissue.

2 months

-

Case 2

Female

46 XX[100]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Bilateral cryptorchidism , hypospadias.

Ovotestes.

UPB: no gonadal tissue detected. LPB: testicular parenchyma.

1 month

-

Case 3

Female

46 XX[100]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Unilateral right cryptorchidism, left gonad not palpable, hypospadias.

Immature testicular tissue.

Ovary tissue.

1 year 5 months

No, induced puberty at 10 years.

Case 4

Male

46 XY[70]/

46 XX[30]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Non palpable gonads, hypospadias.

Ovotestes.

Ovary tissue.

1 year 8 months

No, induced puberty at 11 years.

Case 5

Male

46 XX

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Non palpable gonads, hypospadias.

Ovotestes.

Immature testicular tissue.

5 years

-

Case 6

Male

46 XX[51]/

46 XY[49]

Gynecomastia

Unilateral left cryptorchidism, hypospadias.

Mature ovaric tissue.

Mature testicular tissue.

10 years

Yes

Case 7

Male

46 XX[100]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Gonads in scrotal pouch, hypospadias.

UPB: mature testicular tissue. LPB: Ovary tissue.

UPB: mature testicular tissue. LPB: Ovary tissue.

4 years

-

Case 8

Female

46 XX[30]

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Non palpable gonads, hypospadias.

Ovotestes.

Ovotestes.

7 months

-

Case 9

Male

46 XX

Ambiguos genitalia at birth.

Retractile left gonad, hypospadias.

Ovotestes.

Mature testicular tissue.

7 years 8 months

No, induced puberty at 14 years.

UPB: Upper Pole Biopsy; LPB: Lower Pole Biopsy.