Leydig cell tumor in a child with spermatocyte maturation and no pseudoprecocious puberty

Urology. 2003 Sep;62(3):551. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00469-2.

Abstract

Leydig cell tumor in a child is uniformly associated with isosexual pseudoprecocity. We report a unique case of an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with Leydig cell tumor who had histologic evidence of discrete spermatocyte maturation and Sertoli cell hyperplasia along the periphery of his tumor but no clinical evidence of pseudoprecocious puberty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / diagnosis*
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / surgery
  • Male
  • Orchiectomy
  • Puberty, Precocious / diagnosis
  • Spermatocytes / cytology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / surgery