Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism due to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumour causing elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate: a case report

• Главные авторы: Manilka Sumanatilleke (Автор), Nipun Lakshitha de Silva (Автор), Gayani Ranaweera (Автор), Chinthaka Appuhamy (Автор), Kanishka Karunaratne (Автор), M. V. Chandu de Silva (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The source of excess androgen can be obscure in postmenopausal women with new-onset hyperandrogenism. If serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) is raised, it is presumed to be of adrenal origin because DHEAS is exclusively produced from adrenal cortical cells. This reports...