Leydig Cell Testicular Tumour Presenting as Isosexual Precocious Pseudopuberty in a 5 Year-old Boy with No Palpable Testicular Mass

Roberto Méndez-Gallart; Adolfo Bautista; Elina Estevez; Jesús Barreiro; Elena Evgenieva

doi:10.1297/cpe.19.19

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Leydig Cell Testicular Tumour Presenting as Isosexual Precocious Pseudopuberty in a 5 Year-old Boy with No Palpable Testicular Mass

Roberto Méndez-Gallart, Adolfo Bautista, Elina Estevez, Jesús Barreiro, Elena Evgenieva

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Keywords: Leydig-cell tumor, testicular, precocious puberty, neoplasm, testis

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2010 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 19-23

DOI https://doi.org/10.1297/cpe.19.19

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Abstract

Leydig cell testicular tumors are very rare in children and cause isosexual precocious puberty. Palpable testicular mass or asymmetric testes are common findings on routine examination. We report on a 5-yr-old boy with a Leydig cell tumor of the testis presented with isosexual precocious puberty but no scrotal palpable mass. To our knowledge, this is the first reported Leydig cell tumor in a boy without palpable scrotal mass.

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