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Robin E, Le Boedec K. Pathology in Practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2020; 256:179-182. [PMID: 31910086 DOI: 10.2460/javma.256.2.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ceccamea A, Cozzi F, Farragiana T, Boscherini B, Pierro A. Feminizing Sertoli Cell Tumor Associated with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (Histologic and ultrastructural study). Tumori 2018; 71:379-85. [PMID: 4049541 DOI: 10.1177/030089168507100411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome associated with Sertoli cell tumor of the testis and bilateral gynecomasty in an 8-year-old boy is described. The authors emphasize the unusual histologic and ultrastructural features of the tumor and discuss the physiopathologic aspects of the present case.
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Crocker MK, Gourgari E, Lodish M, Stratakis CA. Use of aromatase inhibitors in large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumors: effects on gynecomastia, growth velocity, and bone age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:E2673-80. [PMID: 25226294 PMCID: PMC4255117 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors (LCCSCT) present in isolation or, especially in children, in association with Carney Complex (CNC) or Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS). These tumors overexpress aromatase (CYP19A1), which leads to increased conversion of delta-4-androstenedione to estrone and testosterone to estradiol. Prepubertal boys may present with growth acceleration, advanced bone age, and gynecomastia. OBJECTIVE To investigate the outcomes of aromatase inhibitor therapy (AIT) in prepubertal boys with LCCSCTs. DESIGN Case series of a very rare tumor and chart review of cases treated at other institutions. SETTING Tertiary care and referral center. PATIENTS Six boys, five with PJS and one with CNC, were referred to the National Institutes of Health for treatment of LCCSCT. All patients had gynecomastia, testicular enlargement, and advanced bone ages, and were being treated by their referring physicians with AIT. INTERVENTIONS Patients were treated for a total of 6-60 months on AIT. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Height, breast tissue mass, and testicular size were all followed; physical examination, scrotal ultrasounds, and bone ages were obtained, and hormonal concentrations and tumor markers were measured. RESULTS Tumor markers were negative. All patients had decreases in breast tissue while on therapy. Height percentiles declined, and predicted adult height moved closer to midparental height as bone age advancement slowed. Testicular enlargement stabilized until entry into central puberty. Only one patient required unilateral orchiectomy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with LCCSCT benefit from AIT with reduction and/or elimination of gynecomastia and slowing of linear growth and bone age advancement. Further study of long-term outcomes and safety monitoring are needed but these preliminary data suggest that mammoplasty and/or orchiectomy may be foregone in light of the availability of medical therapy.
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- Melissa K Crocker
- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics (M.K.C., E.G., M.L., C.A.S.), Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; Division of Endocrinology (M.K.C.), Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and Division of Pediatric Endocrinology (E.G.), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20007
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Sardar MR, Lahoti A, Khaji A, Saeed W, Maqsood K, Zegel HG, Romanelli JE, McGeehin FC. Recurrent right ventricular cardiac myxoma in a patient with Carney complex: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:134. [PMID: 24886234 PMCID: PMC4038109 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Carney complex is a multiple neoplasia syndrome involving cardiac, endocrine, neural and cutaneous tumors with a variety of pigmented skin lesions. It has an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Approximately 7% of cardiac myxomas are related to the Carney complex. Myxomas that occur as part of the Carney complex affect both sexes with equal frequency. Cardiac myxomas with Carney complex are reported mostly in the left side of the heart and are less common on the right side. As per our review, this is the first reported case of Carney complex with right ventricle cardiac myxoma. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of recurrent cardiac myxoma in a patient later diagnosed to have Carney complex. A 46-year-old Caucasian man with a history of thyroid hyperplasia came to out-patient cardiology department with new onset atrial fibrillation. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a right ventricular mass attached to his interventricular septum, which was later seen on a transesophageal echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. He underwent resection of the ventricular mass which on pathology revealed myxoma. He later developed skin lesions, pituitary adenoma and Sertoli cell tumor suggesting Carney complex. Two years later he developed a new mass within his right atrium which was later resected. CONCLUSIONS Carney complex is a rare autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance. Since it involves multiple organs, patients diagnosed with Carney complex should undergo serial endocrine workup, neural assessments, echocardiograms and testicular ultrasounds. Of the total number of cases of Carney complex, 65% are linked to PRKAR1A gene mutation. It is important for clinicians to be cognizant of a link between cardiac myxoma and Carney complex. The use of multi-imaging modalities allows better delineation of the mass before planned resection. Carney complex-related cardiac myxoma comprises 7% of all cardiac myxomas. Right ventricular cardiac myxomas are rare. This case report is the first to describe right ventricular myxoma with Carney complex.
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- Muhammad Rizwan Sardar
- Department of Medicine, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Hospitalist office, second floor, Heart pavilion, Lankenau Medical Center, 100 East Lancaster Ave, 19096 Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Centre, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Radiology, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Lankenau Medical Centre, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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Binsaleh S, Sircar K, Chan PTK. Feasibility of Simultaneous Testicular Microdissection for Sperm Retrieval and Ipsilateral Testicular Tumor Resection in Azoospermic Men. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 25:867-71. [PMID: 15477357 DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb03155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Saleh Binsaleh
- Department of Urology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Ave West, S6.95, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada
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Kitsiou-Tzeli S, Deligiorgi M, Malaktari-Skarantavou S, Vlachopoulos C, Megremis S, Fylaktou I, Traeger-Synodinos J, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Stefanadis C, Kanavakis E. Sertoli cell tumor and gonadoblastoma in an untreated 29-year-old 46,XY phenotypic male with Frasier syndrome carrying a WT1 IVS9+4C>T mutation. Hormones (Athens) 2012; 11:361-7. [PMID: 22908070 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Frasier syndrome (FS) phenotype in 46,XY patients usually consists of female external genitalia, gonadal dysgenesis, high risk of gonadoblastoma and the development of end stage renal failure usually in the second decade of life. FS is caused by heterozygous de novo intronic splice site mutations of the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene 1 (WT1), although a few cases with typical exonic WT1 Denys-Drash mutations that resemble an FS phenotype have been described. The aim of this study was to present further data on the spectrum of FS phenotypes through the evaluation of a 29-year-old patient with a predominantly male phenotype and coexistence of Sertoli cell tumor and gonadoblastoma. RESULTS Genetic analysis using standard methods for DNA sequencing confirmed FS due to a WT1 gene mutation, IVS9+4C>T. CONCLUSIONS This very rare case illustrates the natural course of FS over many years due to the neglect by the patient to address his need for follow-up, while adding further data on the spectrum of FS phenotypes associated with IVS9+4 C>T mutations. The coexistence of the rare Sertoli cell tumor and gonadoblastoma emphasizes that early clinical recognition and molecular identification facilitates appropriate patient management, especially with respect to the high risk of gonadal malignancy.
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- Sophia Kitsiou-Tzeli
- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical School, University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Kaluzny A, Matuszewski M, Wojtylak S, Krajka K, Cichy W, Plawski A, Gintowt A, Lipska BS. Organ-sparing surgery of the bilateral testicular large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor in patient with atypical Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Int Urol Nephrol 2011; 44:1045-8. [PMID: 22160729 PMCID: PMC3401493 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-0100-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor (LCCSCT) is an exceptionally rare neoplasm originating from sperm cord cells. The tumors have relatively low malignant potential and unlikely proceed to metastasis formation. The lesions may occur in an isolated form or in ca. 40% of cases may be associated with genetic abnormalities, by and large Peutz–Jeghers syndrome and Carney complex. At presentation, 20% of LCCSCT cases are bilateral and/or multifocal. Owning to characteristic skin lesions and particular hyperechoic ultrasound image of the tumor, preliminary diagnosis of the syndromic LCCSCT is possible in the preoperative period. Consequently, testicle organ–sparing procedure can be attempted, which is especially justified in bilateral lesions. Here, we report a case of a bilateral LCCSCT in a 20-year-old man with atypical Peutz–Jeghers syndrome due to amplification of the exon 1 of STK11 gene who was successfully treated with bilateral testicle-sparing tumorectomies.
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- A Kaluzny
- Department of Urology, Medical University of Gdansk, Kliniczna Str. 1a, 80-402 Gdansk, Poland.
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Sasaki M, Ota S. [A case of sertoli cell tumor with arteriovenous malformation]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2010; 56:55-58. [PMID: 20104012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of pain in the right scrotum. On examination, the patient showed neither gynecomastia nor superficial lymphadenopathy. The serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin-beta, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were not elevated. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) demonstrated hematoma and testicular tumor with abundant blood flow in the right testis. CT revealed no evidence of retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement or distant metastasis. Radical orchiectomy was performed under a diagnosis of right testicular tumor. Histological analysis of the lesion indicated a Sertoli cell tumor. The patient is currently well, with no signs of either recurrence or metastasis about 8 months after the operation.
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Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testicle is a rare, hormonally active sex cord-stromal tumor seen in patients with Carney complex. When such tumors occur bilaterally, treatment options for preserving fertility and addressing the secondary effects of excess hormone production must be considered. The availability of specific antiestrogen drugs means that bilateral orchiectomy for this benign tumor may no longer be warranted. Testicular-sparing surgery and advances in reproductive technology may also improve the overall prognosis for fertility. Gynecomastia in prepubescent boys can be emotionally very distressing. Approximately two thirds of teenaged boys will develop some degree of breast enlargement that spontaneously regresses as testosterone levels rise (Ill Med J 1938;73:113). In all cases, a thorough history and physical examination are required to exclude nonphysiologic causes such as drugs, pulmonary disease, chronic liver disease, exogenous estrogens, and estrogen-producing tumors (Seashore J. Disorders of the breast. In: Rowe MI, O'Neill JA, Grosfeld JL et al, editors. Pediatric surgery, 5th ed. St Louis (MO): Mosby Year Book, 1998). We report on a child who presented with a 2-year history of gynecomastia with associated bilateral testicular swellings and discuss a novel treatment strategy for managing bilateral testicular tumors in the context of the Carney complex.
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- B Brown
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Hospital Road, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 4HA, UK.
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Ulbright TM, Amin MB, Young RH. Intratubular large cell hyalinizing sertoli cell neoplasia of the testis: a report of 8 cases of a distinctive lesion of the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Am J Surg Pathol 2007; 31:827-35. [PMID: 17527069 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e3180309e33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report the clinical and pathologic features of 8 boys with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome who had distinctive testicular lesions. The patients were 4 to 13 years of age (mean, 6.5 y), and all had gynecomastia, which was the presenting feature in 7. Physical examination demonstrated bilateral testicular enlargement in the absence of a discrete mass. Advanced bone age and elevated serum estradiol were demonstrated in 3 and 4 cases, respectively. Testicular biopsy, performed in all cases, usually showed no gross abnormality, but on microscopic examination there were patchily distributed clusters of expanded seminiferous tubules that contained large Sertoli cells with vacuolated to eosinophilic cytoplasm admixed with globular deposits of basement membrane that extended from a thickened peritubular basement membrane. Small, focal calcifications occurred in 3 cases; no invasive tumor was present in any of the cases. Follow-up was available in 5 patients after biopsy, and none showed evidence of progression at 10 months to 5 years (median, 4 y). Review of the previously reported cases of testicular lesions in Peutz-Jeghers patients verified a low frequency of invasive tumors (27%) and no known case with metastasis. The testicular lesions seen in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome mostly represent multifocal intratubular neoplasia of large Sertoli cells with unique morphology distinct from other lesions such as the large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor and sex cord tumor with annular tubules. The process usually remains confined to the tubules for prolonged intervals (years), but it may occasionally progress to invasive large cell Sertoli cell tumors with or without associated calcification. This indolent course justifies management by careful follow-up, including ultrasound examination, rather than orchiectomy in the majority of cases. Orchiectomy is indicated when there is evidence of an invasive tumor and may be necessary to control hormonal manifestations.
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- Thomas M Ulbright
- Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Sato K, Tachibana H, Morinaga S, Ueda Y, Katsuda S. Sertoli cell tumor of the testis, not otherwise specified, presenting extensive hemorrhage and overexpression of alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR/P504S). Virchows Arch 2007; 450:361-3. [PMID: 17252229 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0365-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2006] [Revised: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 12/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Stiefelhagen P. [Multiple endocrine disorders. Freckles in unusual places]. MMW Fortschr Med 2006; 148:20. [PMID: 17168183 DOI: 10.1007/bf03364840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Charoniti I, Kavazarakis E, Kontaxaki C, Bonou-Boukouvalea I, Fretzayas A, Stassinopoulou A. Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis in a boy with brucellosis. Pediatr Int 2006; 48:501-3. [PMID: 16970792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2006.02247.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ioanna Charoniti
- Second Pediatric Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Hummel M, Schaaf L, Füchtenbusch M, Standl E, Ziegler A. [62 year-old patient with rapid progressive edema, low potassium and hypertension]. Internist (Berl) 2006; 47:427, 429-33. [PMID: 16470359 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-005-1562-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A 62 year-old patient was admitted to hospital with rapid progressive edema, low potassium and hypertension. This symptoms are caused by Cushing's syndrome through ectopic paraneoplastic ACTH-production. Primary neoplasm is a small cell cancer. A Sertoli-cell-tumor of the testis was diagnosed as an additional carcinoma. Palliative chemotherapy and adrenostatic agents did not improve the clinical findings and the patient died eight weeks after admission.
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- M Hummel
- Medizinische Klinik 3, Krankenhaus München-Schwabing, Munich, Germany.
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Coelho R, Brito MJ, Casella P, Bragança G, Machado MC. [Microlithiasis and testicular tumour]. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2005; 18:485-7. [PMID: 16684490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Testicular microlithiasis is a rare entity, usually asymptomatic and bilateral. There are however reports that until 40% of the cases may be related with testicular tumours. We report an 11-year-old boy, with a four-month history of left testicular mass. Sonography showed increased volume of left testis and bilateral microlithiasis. Testicular biopsy revealed Sertoli cell tumour and he was submitted to left radical orquidectomy. Testicular cancer is often curable, especially if diagnosed and treated early. The association of malignancy justifies long term clinical and ultrasound follow-up of testicular microlithiasis.
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- Raquel Coelho
- Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora
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Kara C, Kutlu AO, Tosun MS, Apaydin S, Senel F. Sertoli cell tumor causing prepubertal gynecomastia in a boy with peutz-jeghers syndrome: the outcome of 1-year treatment with the aromatase inhibitor testolactone. Horm Res 2005; 63:252-6. [PMID: 15947469 DOI: 10.1159/000086325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare disorder characterized by benign intestinal hamartomatous polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation, and with an increased risk for intestinal and extra-intestinal neoplasms. Sertoli cell tumors in boys with PJS have been increasingly recognized as a cause of prepubertal gynecomastia. However, an association between nephrocalcinosis and PJS has not been reported before. We report on a 7.25-year-old boy with PJS, bilateral gynecomastia, Sertoli cell tumor and nephrocalcinosis, and present the outcome of 1-year treatment with the aromatase inhibitor testolactone. The patient presented with bilateral breast and testis enlargement, and mucocutaneous pigmentation. Testicular ultrasound revealed parenchymal multiple microcalcifications. Histopathological examination was consistent with Sertoli cell tumors. Nephrocalcinosis due to idiopathic renal hypercalciuria was also detected. The aromatase inhibitor testolactone was begun in an attempt to prevent acceleration in skeletal maturation. One-year treatment with testolactone reduced the breast base diameter from 7 to 3 cm, and bone age advanced 1.2 years during this period. Our case demonstrates that waiting for the effect of aromatase inhibitors on gynecomastia before making a decision for mastectomy may be a reasonable option. We also consider that the association between PJS and nephrocalcinosis may be a coincidence.
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- Cengiz Kara
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Hes O, Vanecek T, Síma R, Hora M, Velickinová H, Grossmann P, Kovár J, Michal M. [Tumorous diseases in patients with the testicular feminization syndrome ("androgen insensitivity" syndrome)--description of two cases]. Ceska Gynekol 2005; 70:113-7. [PMID: 15918264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe tumors occurring in two cases of testicular feminization syndrome. SUBJECT Case report. SETTING Dpt. of Special Diagnostics SPAU, University Hospital Plzen. SUBJECT AND METHOD Two cases of testicular feminization syndrome were selected from four cases in our registry. Patients were 45 and 84-year-old Caucasian "females". Resected material was fixed in formaldehyde, routinely processed and stained with hematoxiline-eosin, inhibin, cytokeratines 20, placentar alkaline phosphatase, CD 99, Melan A, hCG. Sertoli cell adenoma was diagnosed in both patients. Older patient had in addition unclassified sex cord tumor of Leydig cell type. The number of sex chromosomes was examined using FISH analysis in both patients. CONCLUSION Patients with testicular feminization syndrome are frequently affected by benign or malignant tumors in the cryptorchid testes. We documented two benign Sertoli cell adenomas and one sex cord tumor of uncertain biological behavior in our patients. The testes should be removed after puberty with subsequent estrogen therapy in patients with testicular feminization syndrome.
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- O Hes
- Oddelení speciální diagnostiky SPAU, FN Plzen.
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Evans TN, Carter JE. Pathologic quiz case: testicular pain and scrotal swelling in a 25-year-old man. Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2004; 128:e137-8. [PMID: 15387684 DOI: 10.5858/2004-128-e137-pqctpa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tara N Evans
- Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile 36617, USA
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Baksu A, Kabukcuoglu F, Baksu B, Goker N. Bilateral sertoli cell adenoma and serous cyst in a patient with androgen insensitivity syndrome. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 114:104-7. [PMID: 15099880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2002] [Revised: 03/11/2003] [Accepted: 06/05/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Thirty-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain was operated due to adnexial mass. Cystectomy on right gonad revealed sertoli cell adenoma and simple serous cyst and left gonadal biopsy showed immature testis tissue. Later, laparoscopic left gonadectomy was made. Histopathology of the left gonad was consistent with sertoli cell adenoma.
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- Alparslan Baksu
- 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Sişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Latiff Conde A, Rasch-Isla A, García A. [Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis: report of one case]. ARCH ESP UROL 2004; 57:78-82. [PMID: 15112878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To report one case of Sertoli cell testicular tumor of the large cell calcifying type, a rare presentation, and to perform a medical literature review on the topic. METHODS Our case report is based on the patient's medical history and images of the diagnostic tests and pathology. We perform a bibliographic review of the available literature in MEDLINE. RESULTS The case is reported with the diagnostic tests and pathology report. We present a comprehensive review of the medical literature on the topic. CONCLUSIONS The large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor is a rare testicular tumor of benign behaviour. Due to its benign behaviour, treatment of this kind of tumor should be conservative with resection of the lesion, preserving the testicle.
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The author presents a case of Sertoli cell tumor demonstrated incidentally by F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography during imaging workup for suspected right-lung malignant neoplasm. This rare sex cord stromal tumor arose from the right gonad of a patient with a history of androgen insufficiency syndrome, also known as testicular feminization syndrome. The relationship of this phenotypic sexual disorder with Sertoli cell tumor is briefly reviewed and discussed.
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- Ba D Nguyen
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA.
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A 3-yr-old male Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) died after 2 wk of lethargy, emaciation, feather loss, and abdominal distension. The bird was housed in an aviary for breeding, but it had shown loss of fertility in the previous breeding season. Necropsy revealed a gross, firm, and yellow mass involving the left testis. Histologically, the mass was a mixed form, intratubular and diffuse, Sertoli cell tumor. Some neoplastic cells had intranuclear inclusion bodies that immunoelectron microscopy proved to be polyomavirus particle aggregates. There were no viral inclusions in other tissues. The possible role of infection in the pathogenesis of the tumor is discussed.
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- Giacomo Rossi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Via Circonvallazione no 93/95, 62024 Matelica (MC), Italy
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Blaauwgeers JLG, de Blok S. Virilisation. Neth J Med 2002; 60:428, 448. [PMID: 12685489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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- J L G Blaauwgeers
- Department of Pathology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, PO Box 95500, 1090 HM Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ferreira da Silva J. Tertoma in a feline unilateral cryptochid testis. Vet Pathol 2002; 39:516. [PMID: 12126159 DOI: 10.1354/vp.39-4-516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mulet Ferragut JF, Femenía A, Morlans J, Bregante J, Herrera M, Rossell A. [Gynecomastia and testicular tumor in children with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]. Cir Pediatr 2002; 15:82-3. [PMID: 12601998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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The rarity of both conditions and the precocity of its onset (4 years old) make the case of interest for pediatricians and pediatric surgeons. The finding of a testicular tumor poses same differences of criterium about its management.
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- J F Mulet Ferragut
- Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the association of mucocutaneous pigmentation and multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and with an increased risk of developing gonadal sex tumors besides other malignancies. We describe a 7 1/2 year-old boy with PJS and bilateral gynecomastia. He has had buccal pigmentation since 1.5 years and had been operated for rectal polyp excision at 3.5 years. On physical examination, his height was at the 90th percentile, and his height age and bone age were 9 and 10 1/2 years, respectively. Increased melanotic buccal pigmentation of the lips and bilateral gynecomastia were noticed. Both of the testes were firm, non-tender and smooth on the surface, and each measured 8 ml. Hormonal measurements were all in the prepubertal range. Testis ultrasonography showed bilateral hyperechogenic areas within the glands. When he was operated for invagination and an ileum segment full of polyps was resected, bilateral testicular biopsies were also performed. Histopathological evaluation of the testes revealed bilateral multicentric benign Sertoli cell tumors. The aromatase inhibitor testolactone was started to slow skeletal maturation. On the basis of this and previous reports, PJS associated with sex-cord tumors is increasingly recognized in males as well as in females.
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- Ayfer Alikasifoglu
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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De Diego Rodríguez E, Pascual Soria C, Portillo Martín JA, Martín García B, Villanueva Peña A. [Sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor of the testis in an HIV patient]. ARCH ESP UROL 2001; 54:1129-32. [PMID: 11852524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe an additional case of an uncommon variant of Sertoli cell testicular tumor. METHODS/RESULTS A 34-year-old male infected with the human immunodeficiency virus presented with a right testicular tumor he had noted one year earlier. A right inguinal orchidectomy was performed. Histological examination demonstrated sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor. CONCLUSIONS Sertoli cell tumor is a rare variant of testicular tumor from sexual cords. Although it is uncommon, histological variants have been described: classical Sertoli cell tumor, large calcifying cells and the sclerosing variant. The case of sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor described herein is a variant of which 11 cases have been reported in the world literature. The fact that our patient is HIV-positive makes this case even rarer.
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- E De Diego Rodríguez
- Servicio de Urología y Oncología Mèdica, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, España
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Kriplani A, Agarwal N, Roy KK, Manchanda R, Singh MK. Laparoscopic management of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors of the ovary. A report of two cases. J Reprod Med 2001; 46:493-6. [PMID: 11396379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor is a rare ovarian tumor with an incidence of < .5% of all ovarian tumors. Laparotomy is the standard approach to these cases. CASES Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors were diagnosed in two young, nulliparous, infertile women. Both presented with secondary amenorrhea. Virilization was found in one. Their testosterone levels were high, and sonography revealed a solid, echogenic mass in the fornix. Laparoscopic removal was performed. Both women achieved normal menstruation one month after the operation, and one became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy infant. CONCLUSION There are very few case reports of laparoscopic removal of such tumors. Laparoscopic surgery, which is minimally invasive and cosmetically acceptable and has a speedy recovery, should be the approach of choice for these patients.
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- A Kriplani
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teaching Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
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A 15-year-old crossbred dog was presented with a severe cough of acute onset and an enlarged right testis. Symptomatic treatment for presumed 'kennel cough' failed to produce any improvement and at re-examination the dog had developed a swollen right forelimb. Radiographic examination suggested a diagnosis of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (Marie's disease) associated with pulmonary metastases from a testicular tumour. The dog was re-presented five days later with acute-onset severe vomiting and the owner elected for euthanasia. Necropsy was performed and histopathological assessment confirmed the presence of a Sertoli cell tumour in the right testis with multiple pulmonary and renal metastases. Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy is a rare complication of metastatic canine Sertoli cell tumour. The authors know of no previously reported cases.
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- K R Barrand
- Fenwold Veterinary Group, Skegness, Lincolnshire
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Samantaray S, Dash A, Dash K, Mohanty GN. Malignant Sertoli cell tumour--a case report. INDIAN J PATHOL MICR 2001; 44:63-4. [PMID: 12562001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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Sertoli cell tumours are rare sexcord stromal tumours of testis. Malignant behaviour is observed in one tenth of such tumours. A malignant sertoli cell tumour is reported here in a 70 years old man. The tumour was of large size and showed necrosis, marked celllar pleomorphism, and mitotic figures.
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- S Samantaray
- Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa
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AIM Virilizing tumors of the ovary are an uncommon cause of a common clinical problem. The reported imaging features of these tumors are based on case reports. The purpose of this study was to determine the spectrum of imaging characteristics of these tumors based on a larger referral population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Case records from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology were searched for clinical evidence of virilization as a presentation of an excised sex cord-stromal and steroid cell ovarian tumor. Records and imaging studies on 14 patients with virilizing tumors were found. All available imaging studies (ultrasound studies of the pelvis (11 patients), CT scans of the pelvis (five patients), MRI examinations of the pelvis (two patients), and plain films of the pelvis (four patients) were reviewed by three radiologists independently for ascites, calcification, percent solid portion, echogenicity and attenuation. RESULTS On CT and/or ultrasound most (69%) of the tumors appeared to be solid or mostly solid. The amount of solid tissue varied with the tumor type, granulosa cell tumors were predominantly cystic. The masses were isoechoic (82%) or hypoechoic (18%). Ascites was an infrequent (23%) finding. Only a minority of these tumors (14%) were calcified on imaging studies. Six tumors were 5.0 cm or less in mean size, and two less than 3.0 cm in size. All cases were stage I tumors at presentation. CONCLUSION The majority of virilizing tumors of the ovary are typically solid, noncalcified, confined to the ovary at presentation, and not associated with ascites. Variability in appearance depends in part on tumor type. Many are small and may be difficult to recognize as a mass morphologically.
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- E K Outwater
- Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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OBJECTIVES To determine the relationship between plasma levels of FSH and testicular spermatogenic patterns. METHODS Testicular biopsies were obtained from 99 infertile men. Biopsies were performed either in order to distinguish the type of azoospermia (obstructive/non-obstructive) or because of severely subnormal semen variables. Serum FSH was measured by immunoassay (normal range is less than 7 mIU/ml). RESULTS Statistically significant difference was detected between patients with Sertoli cell only syndrome and normal spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis and maturation arrest (p<0.01, p<0.01, p<0.05, respectively). No statistically significant differences were found between normal spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis and maturation arrest. CONCLUSION Our study revealed that elevation of serum FSH correlates only with the appearance of Sertoli cell only syndrome. We think that azoospermic or severely oligoasthenoteratozoospermic patients with highly elevated plasma FSH levels (three times the normal) could be excluded from separate testicular biopsy, because these patients are not suitable for conventional treatments. If he is willing to undergo an IVF program the sperm will often be present, no matter what the testicular histology is to be used for assisted reproductive techniques, particularly ICSI.
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- O Yaman
- Department of Urology, University of Ankara, School of Medicine, Turkey
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Carney complex is characterized by spotty pigmentation (blue naevi and lentigines), myxomas (cardiac, cutaneous, mammary), endocrine over-activity (Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly), testicular tumours, and schwannomas. We report a male with multiple blue naevi, lentigines, testicular large cell calcifying Sertoli-cell tumour and four cardiac myxomas. The myxomas caused two cerebrovascular accidents and a myocardial infarction. All patients with multiple blue naevi or lentigines should be investigated for the life-threatening association of cardiac myxomas.
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- N R Bleasel
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
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- S Hawkyard
- Department of Urology, Scarborough Hospital, North Yorkshire, UK
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Tüney D, Baltacioğlu F, Ahiskali R, Aribal ME, Eren F, Biren T. Large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumour of the testis: associated organ anomalies. Australas Radiol 1999; 43:382-4. [PMID: 10901943 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.433686.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A case is reported of unilateral, focal large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumour (LCCSCT) of the testis associated with complex endocrine disorders and cardiac myxomas. It is believed that there are two distinct groups of patients with this tumour: those who have complex dysplastic syndromes and bilateral and multifocal tumours; and those without any syndromes but who have unilateral and focal tumours. The presented case differs in that, although the patient has a unilateral focal tumour, unique organ anomalies, such as renal agenesis and inferior vena cava duplication, are also present. These anomalies with LCCSCT have not been reported before.
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- D Tüney
- Department of Radiology, Marmara University Hospital, Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Tanaka Y, Yamaguchi M, Ijiri R, Kondo I. Malignant large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor with endocrine overactivity. J Urol 1999; 161:1575. [PMID: 10210408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- Y Tanaka
- Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Tanaka Y, Sano K, Ijiri R, Tachibana K, Kato K, Terashima K. A case of large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor in a child with a history of nasal myxoid tumor in infancy. Pathol Int 1999; 49:471-6. [PMID: 10417694 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A case of an 8-year-old Japanese boy with a testicular large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor (LCCSCT) is presented. This report appears to be the first Japanese case of LCCSCT. The patient presented with left testicular swelling and gynecomastia. His family history was not contributory; however, his past history was remarkable for a benign myxoid tumor in the nasal cavity, which was removed at the age of 2 months. After removal of the testicular tumor, the gynecomastia disappeared gradually and no recurrence or metastasis developed during a 15 month follow-up period. Although the tumor was initially interpreted as a Leydig cell tumor, a review of the slides after the patient's past history of nasal myxoid tumor was revealed led us to the diagnosis of LCCSCT. An accurate diagnosis of LCCSCT is crucial because this tumor is occasionally associated with Carney complex, which can comprise various pathological conditions, including cardiac myxoma, that may be life-threatening. Myxoma of Carney complex has been described to occur in the heart, skin, oral cavity and breast in a wide age range, but there have been no reports referring to nasal myxoid tumor associated with Carney complex.
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- Y Tanaka
- Division of Pathology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
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Bufo P, Pennella A, Serio G, Mastropasqua MG, Cenacchi G, Rogatsch H, Mikuz G. Malignant large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis (LCCSCTT). Report of a case in an elderly man and review of the literature. Pathologica 1999; 91:107-14. [PMID: 10484870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Malignant Large Cell Calcifying Sertoli Cell Tumor of the Testis (LCCSCTT) is a rare histological variant of sex cordstromal tumors. It usually arises in young males, sometimes is associated with endocrine abnormalities and has a benign course. It is exceptional in elderly men and the outcome is rarely fatal. We report a case of LCCSCTT in a 73 year-old man with fatal outcome. The tumor involved the right testis and several areas of the tunica albuginea were grossly invaded. Serum levels of HCG, LH and testosterone were normal. Lymphoangiography performed after orchiectomy showed an involvement of the iliac and preaortic lymph nodes. X-ray of the chest showed no lung metastases. A thorough study of the light microscopic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural appearances was performed. Immunohistochemistry revealed positivity to vimentin, S-100 and NSE. Our observations confirm the previous findings concerning malignant LCCSCTT and point out the histogenesis of the tumor from Sertoli cells.
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- P Bufo
- Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari, Italy
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- T Nuttall
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Summerhall, Edinburgh
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Distinctive ovarian and cervical tumors are associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS). The most common gynecological tumors in this syndrome are adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix and ovarian sex cord tumor, particularly sex cord tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT). Other kinds of ovarian tumors have been rarely reported in association of PJS, including Sertoli cell tumors. We report a case of a 4.5-year-old girl with PJS who presented with isosexual precocious puberty (IPP) due to ovarian lipid-rich Sertoli cell tumor. In addition to estrinizing effect of the tumor, the patient had decidual reaction secondary to tumor-derived progesterone secretion. The literature on gonadal tumors in PJS is reviewed, including one previous report of ovarian lipid-rich Sertoli cell tumor associated with this syndrome.
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- A Zung
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hertl MC, Wiebel J, Schäfer H, Willig HP, Lambrecht W. Feminizing Sertoli cell tumors associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: an increasingly recognized cause of prepubertal gynecomastia. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998; 102:1151-7. [PMID: 9734436 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809040-00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Testicular sex cord tumors with annular tubules are an increasingly recognized cause of prepubertal gynecomastia typically accompanied by accelerated linear growth and advanced bone maturation. Serum estrogen levels may be elevated. Testicular ultrasound and biopsy are diagnostic, and mastectomy is indicated. Although these tumors can occur independently, causing gynecomastia in 10 percent of cases, they usually occur in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. In any Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patient developing gynecomastia, a testicular tumor should be sought. Conversely, because a significant proportion of all reported prepubertal gynecomastia patients have Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with testicular tumors, this syndrome must be considered for all young boys in whom the cause of gynecomastia is not otherwise apparent. When Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is suspected, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and testicular biopsies can be performed under one anesthetic at the time of mastectomy.
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- M C Hertl
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
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White MD, Loughlin MW, Kallakury BV, Ross JS, Mandell J. Bilateral large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis in a 7-year-old boy. J Urol 1997; 158:1547-8. [PMID: 9302171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- M D White
- Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, New York, USA
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We studied four endometrial carcinomas with a conspicuous component that resembled patterns in Sertoli cell tumors. The patients presented at age 44-83 years (mean 65 years), with abnormal or postmenopausal vaginal bleeding in three and abnormal cervical cytology in one. All were multiparous, moderately to markedly obese, and hypertensive, and three patients had non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. One tumor was suspected to be an endometrial stromal sarcoma with sex-cord-like differentiation on biopsy. Gross examination of the hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy specimens showed solid polypoid endometrial tumors in each case. Light microscopic examination showed three to be superficially invasive of the myometrium and one to be confined to the endometrium; none of the tumors showed the tongue-like pattern of myoinvasion or the angiolymphatic invasion characteristic of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas. The sertoliform component, which predominated in one case and was only focal in the three others, was composed of uniform small hollow tubules lined by columnar cells with apical cytoplasm and of compact slender cords. The tubules and cords were often present between benign-appearing or carcinomatous glands. In the case with predominate sertoliform areas, the lesional cells had clear cytoplasm suggesting a lipid-rich variant; special stains of this case demonstrated cytoplasmic glycogen but no fat. In none of the cases was cytoplasmic mucin, argyrophil granules, or argentaffinity demonstrated. The nonsertoliform areas of the tumors consisted of typical endometrioid adenocarcinoma; concurrent endometrial hyperplasia was also present in each case. Squamous differentiation and minor foci of anaplastic carcinoma with bizarre tumor giant cells were present in three tumors. Immunoperoxidase stains showed staining for two or more markers of epithelial or glandular differentiation in the sertoliform areas in all cases (keratin, epithelial membrane antigen, carcinoembryonic antigen, CA125, Tag72), with focal expression of vimentin in all cases. In none of the cases was desmin or actin staining observed. The evidence indicates that tumors in this series are variants of endometrioid adenocarcinoma and are distinct from uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex-cord tumors and stromal sarcomas with sex-cord-like differentiation.
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- J H Eichhorn
- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
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Three previously fertile dogs were examined with a history of recent infertility. Semen evaluation revealed marked spermatozoal abnormalities, including lesions of the mid-piece region, poor spermatozoal motility and a low total spermatozoal output. The mean number of live normal spermatozoa was 21.1 +/- 17.4 x 10(6) spermatozoa. Examination of the testes with diagnostic B-mode ultrasound demonstrated solitary mass lesions which in each case were not palpable. Plasma oestrogen concentrations were elevated (mean, 43.0 +/- 8.5 pg/ml), and histologically the masses were shown to be Sertoli cell tumours. Several months after unilateral orchidectomy there was an increase in the percentage of normal spermatozoa and an increase in the spermatozoal motility and total spermatozoal output. The mean number of live normal spermatozoa was 149.8 +/- 22.9 x 10(6) spermatozoa and all the dogs subsequently returned to fertility. Ultrasonographic examination of the testes should be considered part of the routine investigation of the male reproductive tract.
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- G C England
- Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
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A 17 year old woman was evaluated for amenorrhoea and severe hirsutism (Ferriman-Gallway index = 31). Pelvic ultrasound demonstrated a right unilateral ovarian mass (6 x 5 cm), whereas the computed tomography for the adrenal gland was normal. Endocrinological findings revealed normal concentrations of oestradiol, progesterone, dihydroepiandrosterone sulphate, cortisol, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). Total testosterone, free testosterone, androstenedione and 17-hydroxy-progesterone concentrations, already elevated at basal conditions, did not increase after an ACTH test, whereas they decreased significantly after dexamethasone administration and increased after a human chorionic gonadotrophin test. Of all the tumour markers investigated, tissue polypeptide antigen and alpha 1-fetoprotein showed an increase in concentration. Selective venous ovarian catheterization indicated the presence of an androgen-producing tumour in the right ovary. The histopathological diagnosis was consistent with a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour ranking between an intermediate and a poor grade of differentiation, with heterologous elements characterized by mucinous epithelium of the gastro-intestinal type. An endocrine evaluation performed postoperatively showed a normalization of all serum pathological hormones and tumour markers studied. Some particular aspects were focused on and discussed.
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- G Amato
- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Italy
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Nogales FF, Andujar M, Zuluaga A, García-Puche JL. Malignant large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis. J Urol 1995; 153:1935-7. [PMID: 7752361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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An otherwise normal 48-year-old man had malignant large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor of the testis. There were lymph node involvement and albugineal invasion at orchiectomy, and pulmonary metastases developed despite radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Our case and, to our knowledge, the only other reported case of malignant large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor had clinical and histopathological features related to aggressiveness, such as unusual patient age, large tumor size, cellular pleomorphism, high mitotic rate, necrosis and aneuploid deoxyribonucleic acid. Such characteristics are not found in benign large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors. Associated findings included granular change of the epididymal lining, probably due to compression by the large tumor.
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- F F Nogales
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Granada, Spain
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We report the pathology findings in two cases of multicentric Sertoli cell testicular tumors in two young boys with probable Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Four cases of such tumors occurring in boys with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome were previously reported. Each of the two boys reported in this paper had prominent gynecomastia, rapid growth, and advanced bone age. Serum levels of estradiol were markedly elevated. Anti-müllerian hormone was measured in the serum of one of the boys and was in the normal range for age. Bilateral orchiectomy was performed in each case because the neoplastic growth would most likely result in sterility, and curtailment of height potential was threatened from continued elevation of estradiol levels. Microscopically, greatly enlarged seminiferous tubules packed with ovoid Sertoli-like cells were present. Prominent eosinophilic basement membrane surrounded the tubules and intersected between the cells, forming hyalinized ovoid globules and microcalcifications. Ultrastructure revealed lamination of basement membranes surrounding adjacent cells, ovoid cells with abundant cytoplasm, and limited smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Studies of testicular tumor tissue from both cases revealed increased transcription of the aromatase cytochrome P450 gene using promoter II, the promoter directing aromatase expression in the normal ovary and testis. The levels of transcripts were comparable to corpus luteum, thus resulting in increased estrogen synthesis. Transcripts specific for placental-type aromatase promoters (I.1 and I.2) were not detected in significant levels in these tumors.
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- S Young
- Department of Pathology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
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A 13-year-old boy with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJs), gynecomastia, and bilateral multifocal testicular tumors is described. Histology of the testicular tissue disclosed large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors. Females with PJs are known to be at increased risk of developing gonadal tumors. This case and a review of other reported cases suggest that males with PJs are also at risk for developing gonadal tumors.
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- L Dreyer
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
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