Virilization in a Postmenopausal Female Due to Androgen Secreting Ovarian Dermoid Cyst

Virilizing ovarian dermoid cysts are very rare. The source of androgen in these cysts may be tumors such as Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor or Leydig cell hyperplasia. A 52-year-old postmenopausal female with virilization was found to have an ovarian dermoid cyst on ultrasound. Her serum testosterone leve...

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Autores principales: Subbaiah, Murali, Dorairajan, Gowri, Gochhait, Debasis, Vijayalakshmi, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28706413
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_98_16
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Sumario:Virilizing ovarian dermoid cysts are very rare. The source of androgen in these cysts may be tumors such as Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor or Leydig cell hyperplasia. A 52-year-old postmenopausal female with virilization was found to have an ovarian dermoid cyst on ultrasound. Her serum testosterone levels were elevated. Leydig cell hyperplasia within the dermoid cyst was found to be the source of androgen in this patient.

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