Tumor ovárico virilizante en mujer postmenopáusica: reporte de caso / Ovarian virilizing tumor in postmenopausal woman: case report
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
;
12(1): 23-25, 2019. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-982026
ABSTRACT
Ovarian steroid-producing tumors are infrequent entities and are potentially malignant. Testosterone is the hormone that rises more frequently and is associated mostly with signs of virilization. We present the clinical case of a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman who came to the clinic for alopecia, with high levels of testosterone and ovarian mass by ultrasound. Surgical treatment was indicated. The main diagnostic aspects are presented.
RESUMEN
Los tumores productores de esteroides ováricos constituyen entidades infrecuentes y son potencialmente malignos. La testosterona es la hormona que se eleva con más frecuencia y se asocia en su mayoría a signos de virilización. Se presenta el caso clínico de una mujer postmenopáusica de 67 años que acude a consulta por alopecia, con niveles elevados de testosterona y masa ovárica por ecografía. Se indicó tratamiento quirúrgico. Se presentan los principales aspectos diagnósticos.
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Main subject:
Ovarian Neoplasms
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Virilism
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Postmenopause
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ecuador
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo/EC
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