Mature teratoma, a rare cause of virilization in adolescence

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(3-4):227-8. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2011.096.

Abstract

Virilization in an adolescent patient can occur for multiple reasons (ovarian, suprarenal or exogenous reasons). We describe a 14-year-old patient with 1-year secondary amenorrhea, who had an ovarian mature teratoma as a cause of her clinical history.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amenorrhea / etiology
  • Amenorrhea / pathology
  • Amenorrhea / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / complications*
  • Teratoma / pathology
  • Teratoma / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Virilism / etiology*
  • Virilism / pathology
  • Virilism / surgery