"Leydig Cell Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Gonadal interstitial or stromal cell neoplasm composed of only LEYDIG CELLS. These tumors may produce one or more of the steroid hormones such as ANDROGENS; ESTROGENS; and CORTICOSTEROIDS. Clinical symptoms include testicular swelling, GYNECOMASTIA, sexual precocity in children, or virilization (VIRILISM) in females.
| Descriptor ID |
D007984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.475.750.847.249 C04.588.322.762.500.249 C04.588.945.440.915.500.249 C12.294.260.937.500.249 C12.758.409.937.500.249 C19.344.762.500.249 C19.391.829.782.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Leydig Cell Tumor- Leydig Cell Tumor
- Tumor, Leydig Cell
- Interstitial Cell Tumor
- Interstitial Cell Tumors
- Tumor, Interstitial Cell
- Tumors, Interstitial Cell
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leydig Cell Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnosis of a small ovarian tumor (androgen secreting) by magnetic resonance: a new noninvasive procedure. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Oct; 159(4):903-5.
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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary, with an associated mucinous cystadenoma. An ultrastructural and endocrine study. Lab Invest. 1974 Dec; 31(6):648-57.
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Isosexual pseudoprecocity in a 6-year-old boy with a testicular interstitial cell adenoma. J Pediatr. 1972 Feb; 80(2):264-8.