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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;16(4):169-70.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.86887.

Accessory scrotum in the perineum

Pananghat A Kumar  1 , Pavai Arunachalam, Prasanna N Kumar
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Case Reports

Accessory scrotum in the perineum

Pananghat A Kumar et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

A case of accessory scrotum in a 2-day-old male infant is reported because of its rarity. An overview of sequences during the normal development of male external genitalia has been provided and the deranged mechanism resulting in this anomaly has been reviewed with hypotheses regarding etiology of accessory scrotum.

Keywords: Anti Mullerian hormone; genital folds; genital swellings.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Perineum of the case presented. Arrow indicates the accessory scrotum
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