Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor
Gynecomastia is a common incidental finding in males that can be caused by various benign or malignant diseases. In rare cases, it results from Leydig cell tumors, a rare entity accounting for 3% of all testicular neoplasms. Some of them are hormonally active but seldom cause symptomatic endocrine d...
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| author | Philip Zeuschner Christian Veith Johannes Linxweiler Michael Stöckle Julia Heinzelbecker |
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| description | Gynecomastia is a common incidental finding in males that can be caused by various benign or malignant diseases. In rare cases, it results from Leydig cell tumors, a rare entity accounting for 3% of all testicular neoplasms. Some of them are hormonally active but seldom cause symptomatic endocrine disturbance. Here we report on a 32-year-old male presenting with gynecomastia which he had already been suffering from for two years. Although he had been seen by three other specialists, including a urologist, none of them found the small mass in the upper pole of his right testis. We decided to perform testis-sparing surgery which confirmed the diagnosis of a hormonally active Leydig cell tumor. During follow-up, hormonal status normalized, and gynecomastia began to resolve. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f49ea890f326464b9d3ed1c3d05e4a9a2025-02-03T01:11:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72025607202560Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell TumorPhilip Zeuschner0Christian Veith1Johannes Linxweiler2Michael Stöckle3Julia Heinzelbecker4Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyGynecomastia is a common incidental finding in males that can be caused by various benign or malignant diseases. In rare cases, it results from Leydig cell tumors, a rare entity accounting for 3% of all testicular neoplasms. Some of them are hormonally active but seldom cause symptomatic endocrine disturbance. Here we report on a 32-year-old male presenting with gynecomastia which he had already been suffering from for two years. Although he had been seen by three other specialists, including a urologist, none of them found the small mass in the upper pole of his right testis. We decided to perform testis-sparing surgery which confirmed the diagnosis of a hormonally active Leydig cell tumor. During follow-up, hormonal status normalized, and gynecomastia began to resolve.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7202560 |
| spellingShingle | Philip Zeuschner Christian Veith Johannes Linxweiler Michael Stöckle Julia Heinzelbecker Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor |
| title_full | Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor |
| title_fullStr | Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor |
| title_short | Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7202560 |
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