Testicular adrenal rest tumor in infertile man with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: case report and literature review

Testicular adrenal rest tumor in infertile man with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: case report and literature review

CONTEXT: Synthesis of cortisol and aldosterone is impaired in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) because of 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Men with CAH have low fertility rates compared with the normal population, and this is related to testicular adrenal rest tumors. Findings of azoospe...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Scala Marchini, Marcello Cocuzza, Rodrigo Pagani, Fábio César Torricelli, Jorge Hallak, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital
Adrenal rest tumor
Infertility
Testis
Microsurgery
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