HERMAPHRODITISMUS VERUS IN MAN 



J. F. GUDERNATSCH 



From the Department of Embryology, Cornell University Medical College, 



New York City 



SEVEN FIGURES 

 THREE PLATES 



Hermaphroditismus verus is of such rare occurrence and so 

 eminently important in our knowledge of the development of 

 the genital organs, that it would seem worth while to add a new 

 ease to the few so far recorded. Numerous instances of supposedly 

 true hermaphroditism have been described, but only in rare 

 instances have they stood a critical consideration. 



The microscopic diagnosis in many cases has been incorrect, 

 particularly in cases where the normal structure of the tissues had 

 been altered by neoplasms so that their identification was almost 

 impossible. Some instances of true hermaphroditism have been 

 reported in which histological examination was neglected ; yet with- 

 out a microscopic investigation the correct interpretation of 

 malformations of this kind is at least doubtful. 



The 'ovotestis' to be described in this article was taken from 

 an individual forty years old who came to the hospital to be oper- 

 ated upon for tumor of the right inguinal region. In the left 

 inguinal canal a similar, but somewhat smaller nodule was 

 detectable. 



The external genitals were of the female type; labia majora 

 and minora were well developed and an introitus vaginae was 

 present. The noticeably peculiar feature was the extremely 

 enlarged clitoris with the opening of the urethra on its ventral 



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