Leydig cell tumor of testis in a child: An uncommon presentation

• Main Authors: Madhumita Mukhopadhyay (Author), Chhanda Das (Author), Sucharita Sarkar (Author), Biswanath Mukhopadhyay (Author), Bedabrata Mukhopadhyay (Author), Rishavdeb Patra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) are rare testicular tumors. Incidence is 1%-3% of all testicular neoplasms, bilateral in 10%. They are frequently hormonally active, leading to feminizing or virilizing syndromes. LCTs can be either pure or mixed with germ cell tumors or other sex cord-stromal tumors. Here,...