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A Hyperandrogenic Mouse Model to Study Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Published on: October 2, 2018
Hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia with a virilizing ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified
Horng-Jyh Tsai1, Shu-Chen Chen, Hsiao-Yun Wei
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Shan Medical University and Hospital, 110 Section 1 Chien-Kuo North Road, Taichung, Taiwan 402. cshy076@csh.org.tw
Abstract:
Steroid cell tumors, not otherwise specified, are rare ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors with malignant potential. The majority of these tumors produce steroids, with testosterone being the most common. A 44-year-old woman with hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia presented with abrupt onset of oligomenorrhea, progressive virilization as acne, hirsutism and clitoromegaly, and a non-palpable pelvic mass. The preoperatively elevated serum testosterone level returned to normal after salpingo-oophorectomy, and then menstrual flow became regular.
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