A 62 year-old patient was admitted to hospital with rapid progressive edema, low potassium and hypertension. This symptoms are caused by Cushing's syndrome through ectopic paraneoplastic ACTH-production. Primary neoplasm is a small cell cancer. A Sertoli-cell-tumor of the testis was diagnosed as an
An 11-year-old miniature poodle dog was presented with bilateral flank alopecia, gynecomastia, severe thrombocytopenia, and preputial edema. Based on characteristic clinical and hematological findings of hyperestrogenism and the presence of a caudal abdominal mass, a Sertoli cell tumor (SCT) was
Among the many contributions to gynecological pathology of Dr. Robert Meyer were his observations on Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors and the formulation of a classification of them that is the basis of the one used today. Selected variants in this category of tumors are reviewed here. Sertoli cell tumors
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