Abstract
Ovarian steroid cell tumors are very rare but potentially life-threatening neoplasms. They represent less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors, typically present in premenopausal women and frequently manifest with virilization. Signs of hyperandrogenism may appear in postmenopausal women due to tumorus and non-tumorus adrenal and ovarian causes as well due to the normal aging process. In any case, steroid cell tumor should be suspected in postmenopausal women who present with rapid progressive androgen excess symptoms. This report describes a case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman with signs of hyperandrogenism, where an ovarian steroid cell tumor was diagnosed and treated by laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and synchronous hysterectomy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 760-764 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Gynecological Endocrinology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 3 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Androgen excess
- ovarian tumor
- postmenopause
- salpingo-oophorectomy
- virilization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A case of postmenopausal androgen excess. / Lambrinoudaki, Irene; Dafnios, Nikos; Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi; Triantafyllou, Nikos; Karopoulou, Evangelia; Papageorgiou, Anastasia; Augoulea, Areti; Armeni, Eleni; Creatsa, Maria; Vlahos, Nikolaos.
In: Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol. 31, No. 10, 03.10.2015, p. 760-764.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Lambrinoudaki, Irene
AU - Dafnios, Nikos
AU - Kondi-Pafiti, Agathi
AU - Triantafyllou, Nikos
AU - Karopoulou, Evangelia
AU - Papageorgiou, Anastasia
AU - Augoulea, Areti
AU - Armeni, Eleni
AU - Creatsa, Maria
AU - Vlahos, Nikolaos
PY - 2015/10/3
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N2 - Ovarian steroid cell tumors are very rare but potentially life-threatening neoplasms. They represent less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors, typically present in premenopausal women and frequently manifest with virilization. Signs of hyperandrogenism may appear in postmenopausal women due to tumorus and non-tumorus adrenal and ovarian causes as well due to the normal aging process. In any case, steroid cell tumor should be suspected in postmenopausal women who present with rapid progressive androgen excess symptoms. This report describes a case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman with signs of hyperandrogenism, where an ovarian steroid cell tumor was diagnosed and treated by laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and synchronous hysterectomy.
AB - Ovarian steroid cell tumors are very rare but potentially life-threatening neoplasms. They represent less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors, typically present in premenopausal women and frequently manifest with virilization. Signs of hyperandrogenism may appear in postmenopausal women due to tumorus and non-tumorus adrenal and ovarian causes as well due to the normal aging process. In any case, steroid cell tumor should be suspected in postmenopausal women who present with rapid progressive androgen excess symptoms. This report describes a case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman with signs of hyperandrogenism, where an ovarian steroid cell tumor was diagnosed and treated by laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and synchronous hysterectomy.
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