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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Simultaneous Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome and Leydig Cell Tumor in a Patient with Azoospermia: A Rare Case Report.

Rawa Bapir, Rawezh Q Salih, Karzan M Salih, Bana Shabur, Abdulwahid M Salih, Fahmi H Kakamad, Hiwa O Abdullah, Fattah H Fattah, Shvan H Mohammed

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rawa BapirSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Rawezh Q SalihSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Karzan M SalihSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Bana ShaburHiwa Oncology Hospital, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Abdulwahid M SalihSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Fahmi H KakamadSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Hiwa O AbdullahSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Fattah H FattahSmart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Shvan H MohammedKscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq.
University of Sulaimani · IQKurdistan Regional Government · IQAmerican University of Iraq Sulaimani · IQ

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Abstract

Testicular cancers comprise 1-1.5% of entire cancers in men, and sex cord-stromal tumors include 5% of testicular cancers. This study aims to report a simultaneous Sertoli cell-only syndrome and Leydig cell tumor in the same patient. A 32-year-old man presented with a history of primary infertility for 3 years. Physical examination revealed normal secondary sexual characteristics. Two successive seminal fluid analyses revealed azoospermia. A scrotal ultrasound scan showed a 28 × 27 mm hypoechoic and hypervascular right testicular mass. Right radical orchiectomy and simultaneous left testicular biopsy were conducted. The histopathological examination revealed Sertoli cell-only syndrome and Leydig cell tumor with focal Leydig cell hyperplasia. Reversing fertility following the management of Leydig cell tumor is rarely mentioned in the literature. A study revealed that fertility recovered following 4 months of management in a primary infertile male. However, infertile men with nonobstructive azoospermia due to SCOS can only have a child by testicular sperm extraction technique. Despite the rare occurrence of Leydig cell tumor, it could be seen in association with Sertoli cell-only syndrome in infertile men with azoospermia. Clinical examination and imaging studies are important in these patients as the possibility of having a testicular mass is high among them.

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InfertilityLeydig cell tumorSertoli cell-only syndromeTesticular tumor

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PMID36605229
PMCPMC9808302
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