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Virilization due to a rare ovarian tumor in a postmenopausal woman
Author(s) -
Varma T.R.,
Patel R.H.,
Burke M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(88)90128-2
Subject(s) - virilization , medicine , hirsutism , laparotomy , endocrine system , androgen excess , androgen , ovary , gynecology , ovarian tumor , hormone , ovarian cancer , surgery , cancer , insulin resistance , polycystic ovary , insulin
A 60‐year‐old postmenopausal woman presented with evidence of hirsutism, alopecia and mild virilization. Clinical examination and biochemical abnormalities suggested that the source of androgen excess was ovarian, and an ovarian tumor was confirmed and removed at laparotomy followed by normal endocrine profile in the postoperative period.