title: Familial occurrence of Leydig cell tumors: a report of a case in a father and his adult son.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bokemeyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuczyk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schöffski
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schmoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*