True precocious puberty following treatment of a Leydig cell tumour: two case reports and literature review

• Main Authors: Alberto eVerrotti (Author), Laura ePenta (Author), Letizia eZenzeri (Author), Laura eLucchetti (Author), Paolo eGiovenali (Author), Pierpaolo eDe Feo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leydig cell testicular tumours are a rare cause of precocious pseudopuberty in boys. Surgery is the main therapy and shows good overall prognosis. The physical signs of precocious puberty are expected to disappear shortly after surgical removal of the mass. We report two children, 7.5 and 7.7 year-o...