Case report
Idiopathic isolated clitoromegaly: A report of two cases
-
* Corresponding author: Eray Copcu ecopcu@adu.edu.tr
1 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, TURKEY
2 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Samsun State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
3 Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Aydin State Hospital, Aydin, Turkey
4 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TURKEY
Reproductive Health 2004, 1:4 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-1-4
Published: 4 October 2004Abstract
Background
Clitoromegaly is a frequent congenital malformation, but acquired clitoral enlargement is relatively rare.
Methods
Two acquired clitoromegaly cases treated in Atatürk Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey are presented.
Results
History from both patients revealed clitoromegaly over the last three years. Neither gynecological nor systemic abnormalities were detected in either patient. Karyotype analyses and hormonal tests were normal. Abdominal and gynaecological ultrasound did not show any cystic lesion or other abnormal finding. Computerized tomography scan of the adrenal glands was normal. Clitoroplasty with preservation of neurovascular pedicles was performed for the treatment of clitoromegaly.
Conclusion
The patients were diagnosed as "idiopathic isolated" clitoromegaly. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no detailed report about idiopathic clitoromegaly in the literature.