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Ovotestis Disorders of Sexual Development

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This is a rare condition in which the histology of a gonad contains both ovarian and testicular tissues.

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Al-Salem, A.H. (2020). Ovotestis Disorders of Sexual Development. In: Pediatric Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49984-6_24

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