Bilateral thecoma presenting as premenopausal hirsutism: Laproscopic removal

Abstract

Hyperandrogenism is a common disorder among women in the reproductive age group. One of the rare causes for androgen excess is sex cord- stromal tumors of the ovary. These are usually unilateral. Here we report case of a 48 year old woman who presented with hyperandrogenism due to bilateral ovarian thecoma. Androgen levels normalized following resection of the tumor. This, to the best of our knowledge, is the first case of bilateral thecoma presenting as hirsutism in a premenopausal woman.

Keywords

• Hirsutism
• ovarian
• testosterone
• thecoma
• virilizing tumors