Pure leydig cell tumour of the ovary in a post-menopausal patient with severe hyperandrogenism and erythrocytosis

Yetkin D. O., TERZİ DEMİRSOY E., KADIOĞLU P.

GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.27, sa.4, ss.237-240, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/09513590.2010.490611
  • Dergi Adı: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.237-240
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A 60-year-old woman, presented with hirsutism, male pattern baldness, deepening voice and plethora over the past 5 years. Hormonal evaluation showed markedly elevated scrum testosterone level (> 1600 ng/dl) and oestradiol level (220 pg/ml) normal DHEA-SO4 level with suppressed LH and FSH levels. She had markedly erythrocytosis with normal hematological indices. The diagnosis of probable secondary erythrocytosis was made. Trans abdominal ultrasound and CT scan revealed a 14 cm x 11 cm x 9 cm solid pelvic mass. An ovarian androgen secreting tumour was suspected and surgery was performed. Histological examination showed a leydig cell tumour. After the operation testosterone and haematocrit levels returned to normal with regression of clinical symptoms. This is the first case of a leydig cell tumour with an erythropoietic effect of excess testosterone.