Ovarian Hilus-Cell Hyperplasia and High Serum Testosterone in a Patient With Postmenopausal Virilization

January 2007 in “ Endocrine Practice ”

Tuncay Delibaşı, Murat Faik Erdoğan, Ebru Serinsöz, Gülşah Kaygusuz, Gürbüz Erdoğan, Ayşe Sertçelik

hirsutism male-pattern hair loss clitoromegaly ovarian hilus-cell hyperplasia testosterone bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy virilism hair loss high testosterone ovarian surgery

TLDR A woman's male-like symptoms and high testosterone were due to ovarian hilus-cell hyperplasia, which improved after surgery.

In 2007, a 60-year-old postmenopausal woman was reported to have developed severe hirsutism, male-pattern hair loss, and clitoromegaly due to ovarian hilus-cell hyperplasia. Her plasma testosterone levels were significantly elevated, although her adrenal glands were normal. A cystic lesion was found in her left ovary through a pelvic ultrasound. Following a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of hilus-cell hyperplasia. After the surgery, the woman's testosterone levels returned to normal, and her symptoms of hirsutism and virilism were greatly reduced. This case emphasized the importance of considering ovarian hilus-cell hyperplasia in the differential diagnosis for postmenopausal women presenting with virilization and high testosterone levels.

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