A Matter of Time: Delayed Presentation and Rapid Progression from Gonadotropin-Independent to Gonadotropin-Dependent Precocious Puberty following Successful Treatment for a Leydig Cell Tumor

• Główni autorzy: C. R. Naotunna (Autor), D. N. Siriwardana (Autor), B. C. Lakmini (Autor), M. Samarasinghe (Autor), N. Atapattu (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leydig cell tumors, most often benign, are a rare cause of isosexual gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty in boys due to secretion of testosterone. Very rarely do these tumors produce estrogen, causing gynecomastia. Testicular sparing surgery is the mainstay of treatment currently although ra...