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DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour | ICD10 = (ICD-O 8631/0) | ICD9 = | Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours are part of the sex cord-stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms. The average age of patients with Sertoli-Leydig tumours is 25, and one-third present with virilization. Masculinization is preceded by oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea and defeminization. This group of tumours is rare, comprising less than 1% of ovarian neoplasms. Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours are subdivided into many different subtypes. The most typical is composed of tubules lined by Sertoli cells and interstitial clusters of Leydig cells. As a group, 25% of these tumours are malignant. med-stub Category:Gynecology Category:Oncology Category:Eponymous diseases This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour".
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