Steroid hormones and gonadotropins in a case of ovarian endometriosis associated with virilization.
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.
Mango
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Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Manna
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P
Liberati
M
M
Benedetto
M T
MT
Ricci
S
S
Olleja
L
L
de Cicco Nardone
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F
Menini
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E
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*
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary