单边的阴毛生长:在一个青春期前的男孩身上,一个暗示潜在的莱迪格细胞瘤的膜发现,表明了潜在的莱迪格细胞瘤
Gabriel van de Walle1,2, Luca A Morgantini1,2, Bronwyn G Long1,3
1Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Division of Urology, Chicago, IL, USA.
Urology case reports
|June 11, 2025
概括
儿童的雷迪格细胞瘤 (LCTs) 是罕见的. 这一案例突出了早发的阴毛作为LCT的独特表现标志,表明局部化的雄激素过量作为早期诊断指标.
科学领域:
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 儿科瘤学 儿科瘤学
- 生殖内分泌学 生殖内分泌学
背景情况:
- 莱迪格细胞瘤 (LCTs) 是一种罕见的儿科丸瘤.
- 典型的表现包括丸质量和早期青春期的迹象.
- 早期诊断对于有效的管理和改善结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 报告一个独特的儿科莱迪格细胞瘤病例.
- 为了突出LCTs的一个不寻常的展示标志.
- 为了强调局部雄激素过量的诊断意义.
主要方法:
- 一个六岁男孩的案例报告.
- 临床表现与早熟的阴毛生长.
- 诊断工作包括超声波和血清丸激素水平.
- 通过丸节约手术确认.
主要成果:
- 诊断出一种良性莱迪格细胞瘤.
- 瘤仅表现为早熟的阴毛生长.
- 观察到血清丸激素水平升高.
- 在瘤旁边观察到精子生成的增加.
结论:
- 早发性毛生长可能是儿科LCTs的一个孤立的呈现标志.
- 局部化的雄激素过量可以作为LCTs的早期临床指标.
- 丸节约手术是良性LCT的一种可行的选择.
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