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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2026

Fertility Preservation and Spontaneous Pregnancy in a Young Woman with Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor: A Five-Year Disease-Free Case Report.

Wen-Qiang Hu, Yan-Yan Fan

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Wen-Qiang HuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Lanzhou, 730050, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Yan FanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China.

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Background: Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCTs) are uncommon ovarian sex cord-stromal neoplasms that predominantly affect young women and are frequently associated with hyperandrogenic features. Case Description: A 23-year-old nulliparous woman presented with a left ovarian mass, accompanied by amenorrhea, clinical signs of virilization, and significantly elevated α-fetoprotein levels. Surgical intervention via left salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. Histopathological evaluation confirmed a Stage IA moderately to poorly differentiated SLCT. Postoperative management included adjuvant chemotherapy with the etoposide and cisplatin, along with administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist as an adjunctive measure. No evidence of tumor recurrence was observed over a five-year surveillance period. Subsequently, the patient achieved a spontaneous pregnancy and delivered a healthy male neonate via vaginal delivery. Conclusion: This case demonstrates that in young women with stage IA SLCT, fertility-sparing surgery combined with adjuvant chemotherapy and ovarian preservation strategies may be considered feasible in selected patients for five-year disease-free survival and subsequent spontaneous pregnancy.

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alpha-fetoproteinDICER1 genefertility preservationGnRH-aSertoli-Leydig cell tumorspontaneous pregnancy

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