The Korean Journal of Pathology 1984;18(3): 329-332.
소아 고환에 발생한 간질세포종양 1예
Interstitial Cell Tumor of Testit in Early Childhood -A case report-
ABSTRACT
Testicular tumors are almost always malignant and shares 0.8~1.4% all malignancies. Meanwhile, interstitial cell tumor occurs in childhood, the sexual precocity is a main symptom due to androgen excess caused by hormonal inbalance.
Recently, authors have experienced a case of interstitial cell tumor of testis which was proven by histologically in a 4yrs old male patient who complains voice change, sexual precocity, and painless mass on right testis with increased urinary 17-ketosteroid.
And so, we present a case of interstitial cell tumor of testis with a brief review of literature.