androblastoma /an·dro·blas·to·ma/ (an″dro-blas-to´mah)
andreioma, androblastoma.
androblastoma [an″dro-blas-to´mah]
1. a rare benign tumor of the testis histologically resembling the fetal testis; there are three varieties: diffuse stromal, mixed (stromal and epithelial), and tubular (epithelial). The epithelial elements contain Sertoli cells, which may produce estrogen and thus cause feminization.
2. arrhenoblastoma.
an·dro·blas·to·ma ( n dr -bl-st m )n. 1. A testicular tumor that histologically resembles a fetal testis and contains cells that may produce estrogen. Also called Sertoli cell tumor. 2. Arrhenoblastoma. |
andreioma, androblastoma.
See arrhenoblastoma.
androblastoma [an″dro-blas-to´mah]
a rare, generally benign sex cord tumor of the ovary. More than 60 per cent are associated with virilization (such as hirsutism, hoarsening of the voice, and clitorimegaly); others may produce estrogen; and 15 per cent have no clinically obvious hormonal activity. Called also Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor.
androblastoma
1. a rare benign tumor of the testis histologically resembling the fetal testis; there are three varieties: diffuse stromal, mixed (stromal and epithelial) and tubular (epithelial). The epithelial elements contain Sertoli cells, which may produce estrogen and thus cause feminization.
2. arrhenoblastoma.
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