TY - JOUR
T1 - Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor in a 12-year-old girl
T2 - a review article and case report
AU - Cabrera-Cantú, Fernanda
AU - Urrutia-Osorio, Marta
AU - Valdez-Arellano, Fernando
AU - Rivadeneyra-Espinoza, Liliana
AU - Papaqui, Alejandro
AU - Soto-Vega, Elena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Background: The Sertoli and Leydig cell tumor is an unusual neoplasm that belongs to the sex cord-stromal tumors. Generally these tumors are associated with good prognosis. These tumors usually present virilizing symptoms such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, voice raucity, laryngeal protuberance and clitoromegaly.Case presentation: A 12 year old girl referred acute abdominal pain with no other clinical manifestations. An abdominal ultrasound showed a semisolid mass suggestive of ovarian tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by a computed tomography. A unilateral salpingo oophorectomy was performed and the pathologist reported a Sertoli-Leydig tumor with intermediate differentiation. The outcome was excellent.Conclusions: These tumors represent a rare condition in children. However, they can occur at any age, therefore it is important to acknowledge the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach and therapeutic options. In this case the patient presented unusual symptoms which makes it more interesting.
AB - Background: The Sertoli and Leydig cell tumor is an unusual neoplasm that belongs to the sex cord-stromal tumors. Generally these tumors are associated with good prognosis. These tumors usually present virilizing symptoms such as oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, voice raucity, laryngeal protuberance and clitoromegaly.Case presentation: A 12 year old girl referred acute abdominal pain with no other clinical manifestations. An abdominal ultrasound showed a semisolid mass suggestive of ovarian tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by a computed tomography. A unilateral salpingo oophorectomy was performed and the pathologist reported a Sertoli-Leydig tumor with intermediate differentiation. The outcome was excellent.Conclusions: These tumors represent a rare condition in children. However, they can occur at any age, therefore it is important to acknowledge the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach and therapeutic options. In this case the patient presented unusual symptoms which makes it more interesting.
KW - Ovarian cancer
KW - Ovarian tumor
KW - Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor
KW - Sex cord-stromal tumors
KW - Virilizing symptoms
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U2 - 10.1007/s00404-014-3293-6
DO - 10.1007/s00404-014-3293-6
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 25027813
AN - SCOPUS:84921995467
SN - 0932-0067
VL - 290
SP - 791
EP - 796
JO - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - 4
ER -