Differential diagnosis of adipocytic differentiation in androgen-secreting mature ovarian teratoma with Leydig cell hyperplasia

• Main Authors: Diogenis Mpatsoulis (Author), Joaquin Nieto J. (Author), Ray Lonsdale (Author), Cyril Fisher (Author), Jasenka Mazibrada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mature cystic teratomas (dermoid cysts) of the ovary are very rarely associated with androgen production. The source of androgens in these cysts may be tumours such as Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour or Leydig cell hyperplasia. In this study, we present a case of virilisation in a postmenopausal female p...