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Clitoral Choristoma: A Rare Case Report.

Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole¹, Hemalatha Lokanath², M Narendra Babu¹

¹Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

|July 12, 2017

Summary

Clitoral hypertrophy, often congenital, can also be acquired, though rarely. The clitoris may develop tumors or, uniquely, choristoma, a condition previously unreported.

Area of Science:

Gynecology
Pathology
Developmental Biology

Background:

Clitoral hypertrophy is predominantly recognized as a congenital condition linked to hormonal imbalances during sexual development.

Keywords:

Choristoma clitoral cyst clitoromegaly

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