Familial occurrence of Leydig cell tumors: a report of a case in a father and his adult son

C Bokemeyer; M Kuczyk; P Schöffski; H J Schmoll

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35829-9

Familial occurrence of Leydig cell tumors: a report of a case in a father and his adult son

J Urol. 1993 Nov;150(5 Pt 1):1509-10. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35829-9.

Authors

C Bokemeyer¹, M Kuczyk, P Schöffski, H J Schmoll

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hematology, Hannover University Medical School, Germany.

PMID: 8411441
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35829-9

Abstract

We report on the familial occurrence of nonhormone-secreting Leydig cell tumors in a father and his adult son. No evidence for an underlying endocrinological disorder was found. The father even had metachronous bilateral Leydig cell tumors with an interval of 11 months.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Leydig Cell Tumor / genetics*
Male
Middle Aged
Testicular Neoplasms / genetics*