Postmenopausal Hyperandrogenism Due to an Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumor Causing Elevated Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate: A Case Report

    July 2022 in “ BMC Women s Health ”
    Manilka Sumanatilleke, Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, Gayani Ranaweera … M. V. Chandu de Silva
    Studysummary This report describes a rare case of elevated serum DHEAS levels in a postmenopausal woman, linked to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumor rather than the adrenal glands, challenging common assumptions about androgen sources.
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