Testosterone secreting adrenal adenoma in an adult female patient.
Adrenal tumours that secrete testosterone are extremely rare and we describe such a case in a 35 years old female with virilization. She had steroid biochemical profile in normal limit, except increased serum testosterone level. She had left adrenal adenoma 7.5 X 6.4 cm in size, her ovaries were normal. After left adrenalectomy the serum testosterone level returns to normal and has remained in the normal range. Hirsutism decreasing gradually and menstruation restarts after 3 months. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of adrenal adenoma.
Alam
M M
MM
Professor SM Mahbub Alam. Professor and Head, Department of Urology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. smmahbuburo@gmail.com
Rahman
M A
MA
Naser
M F
MF
Hossain
M S
MS
Islam
M A
MA
D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology
D013739:Testosterone; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate