Assessment of Androgen insensitivity syndrome: Video & Anatomy | Osmosis

Question

A 17-year-old girl presents to her family physician for a routine checkup. The patient was diagnosed with androgen insensitivity syndrome during infancy, and her parents elected to delay gonadectomy until a later age. Physical examination is unremarkable. She declines a pelvic examination. If left untreated, which of the following complications is this patient at highest risk of developing? &#160;

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Increased risk of testicular cancer

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Escalating phenotypic masculinization &#160;

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Testicular torsion &#160;

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Escalating phenotypic feminization &#160;

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Increased risk of breast cancer &#160;

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Androgen insensitivity syndrome

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Reproductive system