Elevated Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Associated with Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor of Ovary.
- Author:
Jun Sik HONG
1
;
Myoung Jin MOON
;
Dong Chul OH
;
Yon Ju KIM
;
Seok Ju SEONG
;
Sung Ran HONG
;
Ki Heon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alpha-fetoprotein;
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor;
AFP
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
alpha-Fetoproteins*;
Female;
Germ Cells;
Humans;
Ovary*;
Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor*
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
2001;12(3):254-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of intermediate differentiated Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with elevated Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels occurred in a 15-year-old girl. No germ cell component and no heterologous elements were identified. Secretion of AFP by Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor has rarely been mentioned previously, and its mechanism is difficult to explain. We present this case with review of related literatures.
