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JOURNAL ARTICLE
A steroid cell tumor outside the ovary is a rare cause of virilization.
Fertility and Sterility 2006 January
OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a female who presented in childhood with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism secondary to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor.
DESIGN: Case report.
SETTING: Endocrine investigation unit of a university teaching hospital.
PATIENT(S): An 11-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism.
INTERVENTION(S): Ultrasonography, MRI imaging, bilateral adrenal and ovarian venous sampling, laparoscopy, and laparotomy.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasonography, laboratory tests.
RESULT(S): Hyperandrogenism was due to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor located in the broad ligament. The tumor was successfully removed at laparotomy with biochemical and clinical resolution of the hyperandrogenism.
CONCLUSION(S): Extraovarian steroid cell tumor is a rare cause of hyperandrogenism.
DESIGN: Case report.
SETTING: Endocrine investigation unit of a university teaching hospital.
PATIENT(S): An 11-year-old female presented with symptoms and signs of hyperandrogenism.
INTERVENTION(S): Ultrasonography, MRI imaging, bilateral adrenal and ovarian venous sampling, laparoscopy, and laparotomy.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ultrasonography, laboratory tests.
RESULT(S): Hyperandrogenism was due to an extraovarian steroid cell tumor located in the broad ligament. The tumor was successfully removed at laparotomy with biochemical and clinical resolution of the hyperandrogenism.
CONCLUSION(S): Extraovarian steroid cell tumor is a rare cause of hyperandrogenism.
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