Virilization caused by an ovarian tumor. Report of one case
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2011
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SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Abstract
We report a 76-year-old woman with a virilization syndrome characterized by progressive androgenic alopecia, clitoris enlargement and hirsutism predominating in the face. Plasma testosterone was 711 ng/dl. Magnetic resonance imaging showed slightly enlarged ovaries with a cyst in the left. A bilateral oophorectomy was performed, demonstrating the presence of a Leydig cell hilar tumor in the right ovary. The patient had a good postoperative evolution with reduction of androgen levels and reversion of alopecia. (Rev Med Chile 2011; 139: 1066-1070).
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Hyperandrogenism, Leydig cell tumor, Testosterone, LEYDIG-CELL TUMOR, CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, WOMAN