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[Virilizing ovarian tumor: the challenges of differential diagnosis].
Problemy endokrinologii - 25 Dec 2019
Kalashnikova M F, Likhodey N V, Tiulpakov A N, Fedorova E V, Bryunin D V, Bakhvalova A A, Glushakova M A, Smirnova S A, Fadeyev V V
Abstract excerpt
SertoliLeydig cell tumor is a rather rare type of ovarian neoplasms belonging to the group of sex cordstromal tumors. This malignancy is characterized by androgen overproduction, which results in the so-called virilization and can be accompanied by various metabolic disorders such as abdominal obesity, disturbances of carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and high blood pressure. During differential diagnosis, it...
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