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New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes and Virilization in a Benign Sex Cord Tumor Pubmed



Feiz F1 ; Tehranian A2 ; Heidary SS3 ; Seifollahi A4
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  1. 1. Department of Endocrinolog, Roointan-Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Gynecology and Obstetrics, Roointan-Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Clinical Biochemistry, Roointan-Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Pathology, Roointan-Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Published:2016


Abstract

The stromal leydig cell tumor (SLCT) is a very rare benign tumor of ovary which occurs more often in young women in reproductive age. In this report, we describe a SLCT in a postmenopausal woman with high level of testosterone and triggering of type 2 diabetes, occurring 3 months after removal of the tumor.