Benign prostatic hyperplasia and uterine leiomyomas in a female pseudohermaphrodite: A case report
Date
1987
Authors
Heyns C.F.
Rimington P.D.
Kruger T.F.
Falck V.G.
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Abstract
A 60-year old female pseudohermaphrodite with congenital adrenal hyperplasia presented with acute retention of urine and a lower abdominal mass. At laparotomy a large uterus with multiple leiomyomas was removed. Transurethral resection of the obstructing bladder neck revealed benign prostatic hyperplasia. This patient demonstrates that benign prostatic hyperplasia may develop in the presence of androgens from an extratesticular source.
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case report, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital disorder, diagnosis, endocrine system, female genital system, human, laparotomy, leiomyoma, male genital system, priority journal, prostate hypertrophy, pseudohermaphroditism, sex difference, uterus myoma, Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Case Report, Female, Human, Leiomyoma, Male, Middle Age, Prostatic Hyperplasia, Pseudohermaphroditism, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Testosterone, Uterine Neoplasms
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Journal of Urology
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137
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