Androblastoma in a five-year-old girl.
A case of androblastoma with not only signs of virilization but also manifestations of precocious puberty occurring in a five-year-old girl is presented. The postoperative diagnosis was one of undifferentiated Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the right ovary in stage I c (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology). The histopathological findings are precisely described with special reference to occurrence in young females and unique hormonal manifestations.
Kawagoe
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo University Branch Hospital.
Yoshiro
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018310:Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*