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Hyperandrogenism caused by ovarian Leydig cell tumour: finding the needle in a haystack
- Source :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Leydig cell tumours (LCTs) of the ovary are rare ovarian tumours that usually present with hyperandrogenism. Conventional radiological imagings are helpful in localising these tumours. However, some tumours may be too small to be localised before curative surgical removal. It is important to identify these androgen-secreting neoplasms which originate mostly from adrenals or ovaries because they are potentially malignant and require specific treatment. When conventional imagings are unrevealing, selective ovarian and adrenal venous sampling (SOAVS) is the next option. We report a case of LCT that was localised by SOAVS after results from other imaging modalities remained inconclusive.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
Hirsutism
Reproductive medicine
Salpingo-oophorectomy
Ovary
Case Report
030105 genetics & heredity
Leydig cell tumour
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Medicine
Humans
Ovarian tumours
Ovarian Neoplasms
Leydig cell
business.industry
Hyperandrogenism
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Adrenal venous sampling
medicine.anatomical_structure
Androgens
Female
Laparoscopy
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Leydig Cell Tumor
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1757790X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6ed00b54eb87c6af975dad83bbdc46e9