Virilization in a postmenopausal female due to androgen secreting ovarian dermoid cyst

• Main Authors: Murali Subbaiah (Author), Gowri Dorairajan (Author), Debasis Gochhait (Author), G Vijayalakshmi (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Virilizing ovarian dermoid cysts are very rare. The source of androgen in these cysts may be tumors such as Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor or Leydig cell hyperplasia. A 52-year-old postmenopausal female with virilization was found to have an ovarian dermoid cyst on ultrasound. Her serum testosterone leve...