Leydig cell tumors in children: Contrasting clinical, hormonal, anatomical, and molecular characteristics in boys and girls

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1147-1152

  Olivier, Patricia ^a   Simoneau Roy, Judith ^b   Francoeur, Diane ^c   Sartelet, Hervé ^c   Parma, Jasmine ^d   Vassart, Gilbert ^d   Van Vliet, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AMH; Anti M llerian hormone; Follicle stimulating hormone; FSH; Gs alpha subunit of the stimulatory G protein gene; GNAS; LH; LHR; LHRH; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone receptor; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Serine threonine protein kinase; STK

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GNAS GENE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERANDROGENISM; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; ONCOGENE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIC MUTATION; TESTIS TUMOR; VIRILIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84869507164     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.05.039     Document Type: Article

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