title: Steroid hormones and gonadotropins in a case of ovarian endometriosis associated with virilization.
abstract: The clinical course, the hormone secretion, the testosterone receptors and the enzymatic activities related to androgen metabolism in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman with a history of virilization and ovarian endometrioma are reported. Unexpectedly, at the time of examination, no evidence of biochemical hyperandrogenism was obtained. The uncommon association of virilization and ovarian endometrioma simulating a functioning tumor of the ovary is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mango
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liberati
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olleja
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Cicco Nardone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menini
mesh_terms: D004715:Endometriosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D014770:Virilism / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary