Clinically occult Leydig cell tumor in a cryptorchid man. Report of a case presenting with unilateral gynecomastia and impotence.
Left painful breast enlargement and impotence were the main complaints of a right cryptorchid young man. On ultrasonography a hypoechoic mass was found in the right testis. Postoperatively the increased level of estrogens and the decreased levels of testosterone were normalized 6 months following the orchiectomy, gynecomastia subsided considerably and the impotence improved quite satisfactorily.
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Department of Urology, Hygia Medical Center, Athens, Greece.
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D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery