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Shruthi Ravindra1, Satish Kumar Samal1, Melkunte Shanthaiah Dhananjaya1

  • 1Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Clinical Endocrinology
|December 4, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Virilizing ovarian tumors (VOT) are rare in children. This systematic review highlights their varied clinical presentation, hormonal profiles, and age-specific histology, emphasizing the need for further research.

Keywords:
androgen‐secreting ovarian tumorshyperandrogenism in childrenvirilizing ovarian neoplasm in childrenvirilizing ovarian tumor

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