Testosterone-producing thecoma in a female cat.
Virilizing features in a six-year-old, spayed female, domestic shorthair cat resolved following surgical removal of a mass at the left ovarian stump. Serum testosterone concentration before surgery was elevated. Clinical signs resolved and testosterone concentration normalized after removal of the tumor. A testosterone-producing thecoma was found on histopathology. This report presents the case report and literature review of thecomas.
Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Southfield 48076-3709, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D013798:Thecoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary
D013739:Testosterone