Severe virilization in a girl with a steroid cell tumor of the ovary

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-224

  Snyder, David ^a   LaFranchi, Stephen H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hilus cell tumor; Ovarian tumor; Steroid cell tumor; Virilization

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONSET AGE; OVARY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; STEROID RELEASE; TUMOR VOLUME; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0032941130     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1999.12.2.221     Document Type: Article

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