title: Laparoscopic management of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors of the ovary. A report of two cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor is a rare ovarian tumor with an incidence of < .5% of all ovarian tumors. Laparotomy is the standard approach to these cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors were diagnosed in two young, nulliparous, infertile women. Both presented with secondary amenorrhea. Virilization was found in one. Their testosterone levels were high, and sonography revealed a solid, echogenic mass in the fornix. Laparoscopic removal was performed. Both women achieved normal menstruation one month after the operation, and one became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy infant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are very few case reports of laparoscopic removal of such tumors. Laparoscopic surgery, which is minimally invasive and cosmetically acceptable and has a speedy recovery, should be the approach of choice for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teaching Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India. kriplani@medinst.ernet.in
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kriplani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone