Growing adrenal mass misdiagnosed as the cause of hirsutism in a patient with an ovarian Leydig cell tumor
Maria H. P. Dietvorst, Suzanne Poots and Peter van Wijngaarden
Corresponding address:
P. van Wijngaarden, Department of Internal Medicine,
Amphia Hospital, PO Box 90158, 4800 RK Breda, The Netherlands.
E-mail: pvanwijngaarden@amphia.nl
A case is described involving a 71-year-old hirsute woman with a growing adrenal tumor and a high serum testosterone level, which did not normalize after adrenalectomy. Following this she was found to have a testosterone-producing ovarian Leydig cell tumor. This case provides key features that can help distinguish adrenal and ovarian causes of hirsutism.
Keywords
Androgen-producing tumor; hirsutism; Leydig cell tumor.
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