Özlem ERDEM, M. Özgür TAN, Lütfi TUNÇ, Mustafa KIRAÇ

İnsidental saptanan testistin leydig hücreli tümörü

Testisin leydig hücreli tümörü nadir görülen bir tümördür. Leydig hücreli tümörü olan hastalar genellikle testiste kitle, infertilite yada tümörün sekrete ettiği steroidal hormonların neden olduğu endokrinolojik semptomlar ile başvururlar. Çok nadirde olsa bazen rutin kontroller sırasında insidental olarak saptanabilir. Bu vaka ise kliniğimize skrotal şişme (hidrosel) şikayeti ile gelmiş ve yapılan skrotal ultrasonografide hidrosel ve testiste kitle tesbit edilmiş ve inguinal orşiektomi sonrasında testisde leydig hücreli tümör tanısı konulmuştur.

Incidentally detected leydig cell tumor of the testis

Leydig cell tumor of the testis is rare. Patients with this kind of tumor usually present with a mass in the testis, infertility or endocrinological symptoms due to the steroidal hormones secreted by the tumoral tissue. Very rarely, it may be detected incidentally by routine laboratory tests. The patient presented with scrotal swelling (hydrocele). Scrotal ultrasonography showed hydrocele and a mass in the testis. Inguinal orchiectomy was performed and the diagnosis was Leydig cell tumor.

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