Testicular adrenal rest tumor in 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency driven congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Testicular adrenal rest tumor in 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency driven congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Korean J Urol. 2014 Apr;55(4):292-4 Authors: Kaynar M, Sönmez MG, Unlü Y, Karatağ T, Tekinarslan E, Sümer A Abstract Testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART) occur often as asymptomatic nodules in corticotropin-dependent lesions aberrant adrenal tissue in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) patients. The present manuscript is about an unusual case of a 16-year-old CAH patient due to 11β-hydroxylase deficiency. He underwent testicle biopsy because of testicle tumor suspicion and diagnosed with TART. PMID: 24741421 [PubMed]
Source: Korean Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Korean J Urol Source Type: research