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research SAT384 Is This A Case of Androgen-Secreting Endometrial Cancer in A Postmenopausal Woman?

October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society”

This case report describes a rare instance of hyperandrogenism and increased hirsutism associated with endometrial cancer in a postmenopausal woman, with symptoms resolving and androgen levels normalizing after a total laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.

An Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor Undetected by Ultrasound in a Postmenopausal Woman with Hirsutism and Hyperandrogenism

research An ovarian Leydig cell tumor of ultrasound negative in a postmenopausal woman with hirsutism and hyperandrogenism

12 citations , March 2018 in “Medicine”

This case report describes a 60-year-old woman with an ovarian Leydig cell tumor leading to elevated testosterone levels and hirsutism, highlighting the need to consider androgen-secreting tumors in similar postmenopausal cases.

research Diagnosis of an indistinct Leydig cell tumor by positron emission tomography-computed tomography

4 citations , January 2019 in “Obstetrics & gynecology science”

This case study reported that a 51-year-old woman with hirsutism and voice thickening had a Leydig cell tumor detected by PET-CT, which normalized hormone levels and resolved symptoms after surgical removal.

research The Case of the Elusive Androgen

1 citations , November 2002 in “Endocrine practice”

This case report describes a post-menopausal woman with severe hirsutism whose high testosterone levels decreased after gonadotropin suppression, indicating residual hormone-producing tissue responsive to gonadotropins.