"Leydig Cell Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Gonadal interstitial or stromal cell neoplasm composed of only LEYDIG CELLS. These tumors may produce one or more of the steroid hormones such as ANDROGENS; ESTROGENS; and CORTICOSTEROIDS. Clinical symptoms include testicular swelling, GYNECOMASTIA, sexual precocity in children, or virilization (VIRILISM) in females.
| Descriptor ID |
D007984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.475.750.847.249 C04.588.322.762.500.249 C04.588.945.440.915.500.249 C12.294.260.937.500.249 C12.758.409.937.500.249 C19.344.762.500.249 C19.391.829.782.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Leydig Cell Tumor- Leydig Cell Tumor
- Tumor, Leydig Cell
- Interstitial Cell Tumor
- Interstitial Cell Tumors
- Tumor, Interstitial Cell
- Tumors, Interstitial Cell
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leydig Cell Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Chimento A, Casaburi I, Bartucci M, Patrizii M, Dattilo R, Avena P, And? S, Pezzi V, Sirianni R. Selective GPER activation decreases proliferation and activates apoptosis in tumor Leydig cells. Cell Death Dis. 2013 Aug 01; 4:e747.
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Mordes JP, Longcope C, Flatt JP, MacLean DB, Rossini AA. The rat LTW(m) Leydig cell tumor: cancer anorexia due to estrogen. Endocrinology. 1984 Jul; 115(1):167-73.
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Mordes JP, Rossini AA. Tumor-induced anorexia in the Wistar rat. Science. 1981 Jul 31; 213(4507):565-7.