[Diagnosis of virilizing ovarian tumors and surgical tactics for their treatment]

The authors present the results of study of the basic blood testosterone level and of the 17-ketosteroid urinary excretion under conditions of a test with dexamethasone and choriongonin. The results obtained were compared with the results of analogous examination of a group of patients with the virile form of the Stein-Loewenthal's syndrome. Blood testosterone level served as a significant criterion in the diagnosis of virilizing tumours of the testes. Besides, a study was made of the remote results of sparing surgical tactics in the treatment of virilizing tumours of the testes lasting up to 13 years in 37 patients. Favourable results pointed to the benign course of these tumours and justified conservative therapy.