A Case of Malignant Leydig Cell Tumor.
- Author:
Jong Jin LEE
1
;
Cheol Geun PARK
;
Sun Jin KIM
;
Ki Yong SHIN
;
Yong Wook PARK
;
Hae Young PARK
;
Dong Han KIM
Author Information
1. Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Malignant Leydig cell tumor;
Testis
- MeSH:
Cytoplasm;
Humans;
Leydig Cell Tumor*;
Mitosis;
Testis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1997;38(1):97-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant Leydig cell tumor of the testis is a very rare condition. A case of the malignant Leydig cell tumor arised from the right testis of seventy-year-old man is reported. The patient presented painless, 4 x 8 x 5 cm sized, mass without endocrinological manifestations and the mass was removed and diagnosed as a malignant Leydig cell tumor histologically showing frequent mitosis, pleomorphic cells in trabecular pattern with nuclear atypia, clear cells with foamy cytoplasm, and vascular invasion of tumor emboli in tumor capsule. No Reinke`s crystalloid was seen. The patient is now being followed in disease free state.
