Familial occurrence of Leydig cell tumors: a report of a case in a father and his adult son.
We report on the familial occurrence of nonhormone-secreting Leydig cell tumors in a father and his adult son. No evidence for an underlying endocrinological disorder was found. The father even had metachronous bilateral Leydig cell tumors with an interval of 11 months.
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Department of Hematology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany.
Kuczyk
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Schöffski
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Schmoll
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*