An ovarian steroid cell tumor causing virilization and massive ascites

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-146

  Kim, Young Tae ^a   Kim, Sang Wun ^a   Yoon, Bo Sung ^a   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Kim, Jae Wook ^a   Cho, Nam Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ascites; Hirsutism; Ovary; Tumors; Virilization

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIRSUTISM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; STEROID RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VIRILIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SEX CORD-GONADAL STROMAL TUMORS; VIRILISM;

EID: 33947164342     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.1.142     Document Type: Article

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