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Can Swyer syndrome cause cancer?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 09/30/2019

Yes. There's a 40% risk of altered gonads becoming malignant. This can occur in childhood or early adolescence, even before the syndrome is diagnosed.

The most common tumors are gonadoblastoma and dysgerminomas.

 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.