Article
Testicular adrenal-like tissue in a patient with 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 1992
García-Mayor R V, Sopeña B, Fluiters E, Páramo C, Fernández Martín R, Galofré J C, Andrade Olivié A
Abstract excerpt
Testicular adrenal-like tissue (TALT) have been observed in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and is usually associated with 21-hydroxylase deficiency; in 3 cases with 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency. We report a case of male pseudohermaphroditism with 17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency (17OHD) who also had TALT. To our knowledge, this is the first report about the association of 17OHD and TALT. Also, the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Glands
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Aldosterone
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Hormones
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Testicular Neoplasms
