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Leydig cell tumor

MedGen UID:: 9747
•Concept ID:: C0023601
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:	Interstitial Cell Tumor; Interstitial Cell Tumors; Leydig Cell Tumor; Tumor, Interstitial Cell; Tumor, Leydig Cell; Tumors, Interstitial Cell

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0006266

Definition

A sex cord-stromal tumor occurring in the testis and rarely in the ovary. It is predominantly or completely composed of Leydig cells which may contain crystals of Reinke. In males it usually presents as a painless testicular enlargement and it may be associated with gynecomastia and decreased libido. The majority of the cases have a benign clinical course. Approximately 10% of the cases have a malignant clinical course and metastasize. In females it may be associated with androgenic manifestations and it follows a benign clinical course. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVLeydig cell tumor

Diseases, Genital
- Disorder of female genital system
  - Adnexal Diseases
    - Disorder of ovary
      - Ovarian neoplasm
        Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor
        Leydig cell tumor
        Benign Leydig cell tumor
        Malignant Leydig cell tumor
        Malignant testicular Leydig cell tumor
        Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified
        Ovarian Hilus Cell Tumor
        Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor, Non-Hilar Type
        Testicular Leydig cell tumor

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PubMed

Testicular adrenal rest tumors - Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Eyer de Jesus L, Paz de Oliveira AP, Porto LC, Dekermacher S
J Pediatr Urol 2024 Feb;20(1):77-87. Epub 2023 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.10.005. PMID: 37845103

DICER1-associated Tumors in the Female Genital Tract: Molecular Basis, Clinicopathologic Features, and Differential Diagnosis.

Han LM, Weiel JJ, Longacre TA, Folkins AK
Adv Anat Pathol 2022 Sep 1;29(5):297-308. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000351. PMID: 35778792

Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes of 1,375 Patients with Testicular Leydig Cell Tumors: Analysis of Published Case Series Data.

Fankhauser CD, Grogg JB, Hayoz S, Wettstein MS, Dieckmann KP, Sulser T, Bode PK, Clarke NW, Beyer J, Hermanns T
J Urol 2020 May;203(5):949-956. Epub 2019 Dec 17 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000705. PMID: 31845841

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes of 1,375 Patients with Testicular Leydig Cell Tumors: Analysis of Published Case Series Data.

A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Pediatric Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis.

Luckie TM, Danzig M, Zhou S, Wu H, Cost NG, Karaviti L, Venkatramani R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2019 Jan;41(1):74-76. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001124. PMID: 29554024

DICER1 and Associated Conditions: Identification of At-risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies.

Schultz KAP, Williams GM, Kamihara J, Stewart DR, Harris AK, Bauer AJ, Turner J, Shah R, Schneider K, Schneider KW, Carr AG, Harney LA, Baldinger S, Frazier AL, Orbach D, Schneider DT, Malkin D, Dehner LP, Messinger YH, Hill DA
Clin Cancer Res 2018 May 15;24(10):2251-2261. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-3089. PMID: 29343557 Free PMC Article

Leydig cell tumor of the testis.

Jou P, Maclennan GT
J Urol 2009 May;181(5):2299-300. Epub 2009 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.051. PMID: 19303105

Sex cord-stromal tumours of the ovary.

Fox H
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Diagnosis

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor.

Villegas Cruz C, Berlanga Narro S, Saltijeral SN, Roman Montalvo MA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024 Sep 2;34(9):1476-1478. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004321. PMID: 38088150

New-onset hirsutism.

Proulx J, Sparling JD
J Fam Pract 2021 Apr;70(3):147-149. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0179. PMID: 34314340

Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes of 1,375 Patients with Testicular Leydig Cell Tumors: Analysis of Published Case Series Data.

Practical Review of Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors.

Hanley KZ, Mosunjac MB
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):587-620. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.02.005. PMID: 31097116

Pediatric Gynecologic Cancers.

Pommert L, Bradley W
Curr Oncol Rep 2017 Jul;19(7):44. doi: 10.1007/s11912-017-0604-7. PMID: 28501984

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Therapy

Berthold D, Lhermitte B, Uffer M, Doerfler A
Andrologia 2012 May;44 Suppl 1:836-7. Epub 2011 Sep 26 doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01214.x. PMID: 21950360

Cervical sarcoma botryoides and ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor: a case report and review of literature.

Rosenberg P, Carinelli S, Peiretti M, Zanagnolo V, Maggioni A
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2012 Mar;285(3):845-8. Epub 2011 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00404-011-2017-4. PMID: 21847587

Steroid hormone-producing tumors in man.

Freeman DA
Endocr Rev 1986 May;7(2):204-20. doi: 10.1210/edrv-7-2-204. PMID: 3013606

Sexual precocity.

Bierich JR
Clin Endocrinol Metab 1975 Mar;4(1):107-42. doi: 10.1016/s0300-595x(75)80036-3. PMID: 166775

Testicular tumours.

Peckham MJ, McElwain TJ
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Prognosis

Update on Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors.

Ordulu Z
Clin Lab Med 2023 Jun;43(2):245-274. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2023.03.001. PMID: 37169445

Update on Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors.

Ordulu Z
Surg Pathol Clin 2022 Jun;15(2):235-258. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.004. PMID: 35715160

DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome: an evolving story initiated with the pleuropulmonary blastoma.

González IA, Stewart DR, Schultz KAP, Field AP, Hill DA, Dehner LP
Mod Pathol 2022 Jan;35(1):4-22. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00905-8. PMID: 34599283 Free PMC Article

Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes of 1,375 Patients with Testicular Leydig Cell Tumors: Analysis of Published Case Series Data.

Practical Review of Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors.

Hanley KZ, Mosunjac MB
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Jun;12(2):587-620. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.02.005. PMID: 31097116

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Clinical prediction guides

Imaging, clinical, and pathologic findings of Sertoli-leydig cell tumors.

Chen J, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Chen X, Wang Z
Sci Prog 2021 Apr-Jun;104(2):368504211009668. doi: 10.1177/00368504211009668. PMID: 33848213 Free PMC Article

Risk Factors and Treatment Outcomes of 1,375 Patients with Testicular Leydig Cell Tumors: Analysis of Published Case Series Data.

Imaging of DICER1 syndrome.

Guillerman RP, Foulkes WD, Priest JR
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1488-1505. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04429-x. PMID: 31620849

Testicular and testicular adnexa tumors in the elderly.

Gigantino V, La Mantia E, Franco R, Cecere S, Rossetti S, Di Napoli M, Pisano C, Berretta M, Galzerano A, Botti G, Pignata S, Facchini G
Anticancer Drugs 2013 Mar;24(3):228-36. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0b013e32835a3598. PMID: 23059385

Early indicators for carcinogenesis in sex-hormone-sensitive organs.

Neumann F
Mutat Res 1991 Jun;248(2):341-56. doi: 10.1016/0027-5107(91)90067-x. PMID: 2046690

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Recent systematic reviews

Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours: A systematic review of relapsed cases.

Nef J, Huber DE
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2021 Aug;263:261-274. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.036. PMID: 34245994

Testis-sparing surgery in children with testicular tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Miao X, Li Y, Zhou T, Lv M
Asian J Surg 2021 Dec;44(12):1503-1509. Epub 2021 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2021.03.016. PMID: 33893031

Multimorbidity and Genetic Characteristics of DICER1 Syndrome Based on Systematic Review.

Cai S, Zhao W, Nie X, Abbas A, Fu L, Bihi S, Feng G, Liu T, Lv Y, Ma X, Peng X
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2017 Jul;39(5):355-361. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000715. PMID: 27906793

Treatment of leydig cell tumours of the testis: Can testis-sparing surgery replace radical orchidectomy? Results of a systematic review.

Bozzini G, Ratti D, Carmignani L; en representación de Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Men's Health Group
Actas Urol Esp 2017 Apr;41(3):146-154. Epub 2016 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2016.04.014. PMID: 27890492

Feto-maternal outcomes of pregnancy complicated by ovarian sex-cord stromal tumor: a systematic review of literature.

Blake EA, Carter CM, Kashani BN, Kodama M, Mabuchi S, Yoshino K, Matsuo K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014 Apr;175:1-7. Epub 2013 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.025. PMID: 24439718

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