Virilization in a postmenopausal female due to androgen secreting ovarian dermoid cyst
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Mid-Life Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2017;volume=8;issue=2;spage=98;epage=100;aulast=Subbaiah |