title: Polycystic ovary syndrome in a virilised, premenarcheal girl.
abstract: A premenarcheal girl aged 12 years presented with an abdominopelvic mass and virilisation. A large ovarian cyst was removed at laparotomy. A histological diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome was made, with no evidence of an associated masculinising tumour.
authors.affiliation: Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Piesowicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones