Stromal Leydig cell tumor of the ovary. Case report and literature review.
The stromal Leydig cell tumor is a very rare benign tumor originating from the ovarian stroma. Only seven cases have been reported, all in postmenopausal women, except for one in a 15-year-old girl. In the present case, masculinization developed over a few months in a 24-year-old woman. The serum concentration of testosterone was 4.7 ng/ml before operation. Left salpingo-oophorectomy and wedge resection of the right ovary were performed. The encapsulated left ovarian tumor was an ovarian stromal Leydig cell tumor on microscopic examination.
Takeuchi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ishihara
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Ohbayashi
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Itoh
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Maruo
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014770:Virilism / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology
D013739:Testosterone