title: Virilization in a postmenopausal woman due to ovarian stromal hyperthecosis.
abstract: Virilization in women is occasionally caused by ovarian stromal hyperthecosis. Although three cases of post-menopausal women with hyperthecosis have been reported, the history in two of them strongly suggests a premenopausal origin. We describe a 64 year old woman with postmenopausal virilization due to bilateral ovarian stromal hyperthecosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kapadia
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D013799:Theca Cells / Q000473:pathology; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*