A rare tumour of the ovary that occurs in young women. The tumour is noncancerous but secretes androgen hormones (male sex hormones) that cause virilization (the development of male characteristics). Treatment is by surgical removal of the affected ovary.
(arrhenoblastoma) n. a rare tumour of the ovary, composed of Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, or both. It can produce male or female hormones and may give rise to *masculinization; in children it may cause precocious puberty. Up to 30% of these tumours are malignant, but probably as many as 85% of all cases are cured by surgery alone.... androblastoma
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