Abstract

MOLTO MARHUENDA, J. et al. Leydig cell tumor, gynecomastia and inferior cava vein thrombosis. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2001, vol.18, n.8, pp.42-44. ISSN 0212-7199.

Leydig cell tumor is a testicular tumor with a low incidence characterized by a high estrogens secretion from the tumoral cells. Its more frecuent clinical presentation is a testicular nodule with or without other endocrine manifestations due to estrogenic hipersecretion. We're reporting a case of a Leydig cell tumor with high plasmatic levels of estradiol, gynecomastia and inferior cava vein thrombosis, which hasn't been described among its clinical features up to now. Vascular thombotic phenomenons have already been reported in other clinical situations with hiperestrogesism and they could also be associated with these tumors. Patients with Leydig cell tumors could be at a higher risk of developing thromboembolic phenomenons because of tumoral hiperestrogenism and could present thrombotic complications among the clinical findigs.

Keywords : Gynecomastia; Leydig cell tumor; Hiperestrogenism; Inferior cava vein thrombosis.

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