Postmenopausal virilization secondary to a large ovarian cystadenoma with stromal hyperthecosis

Wasay Nizam; Adil Aijaz Shah; Edward E Cornwell 3rd; Tammey Naab; Mallory Williams

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4774

Postmenopausal virilization secondary to a large ovarian cystadenoma with stromal hyperthecosis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 22;9(9):e04774. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4774. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Wasay Nizam¹, Adil Aijaz Shah¹, Edward E Cornwell 3rd¹, Tammey Naab², Mallory Williams¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery Howard University College of Medicine Washington District of Columbia USA.
² Department of Pathology Howard University College of Medicine Washington District of Columbia USA.

Abstract

Ovarian cystadenomas may present in a functional manner. Biochemical workup of seemingly benign ovarian lesions should be considered in the appropriate clinical context.

Keywords: cystadenoma; functional neoplasm; neoplasm; ovarian; postmenopausal virilization.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

U54 MD007597/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States