A Rare Cause of Prepubertal Gynecomastia: Sertoli Cell Tumor

نویسندگان

  • Fatma Dursun
  • Şeyma Meliha Su Dur
  • Ceyhan Şahin
  • Heves Kırmızıbekmez
  • Murat Hakan Karabulut
  • Asım Yörük
چکیده

Prepubertal gynecomastia due to testis tumors is a very rare condition. Nearly 5% of the patients with testicular mass present with gynecomastia. Sertoli cell tumors are sporadic in 60% of the reported cases, while the remaining is a component of multiple neoplasia syndromes such as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and Carney complex. We present a 4-year-old boy with gynecomastia due to Sertoli cell tumor with no evidence of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome or Carney complex.

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دوره 2015  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2015