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  • Title: Prevalence of Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumor and Factors Associated with Its Development in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
    Author: Mendes-Dos-Santos CT, Martins DL, Guerra-Júnior G, Baptista MTM, de-Mello MP, de Oliveira LC, Morcillo AM, Lemos-Marini SHV.
    Journal: Horm Res Paediatr; 2018; 90(3):161-168. PubMed ID: 30149373.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART) can cause infertility in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) males. AIMS: To determine TART prevalence in patients with CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) and evaluate possible factors associated with its development. METHODS: This is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study evaluating males with the classical form of 21-OHD through testicular ultrasonography and serum inhibin B dosages. Data on prescribed glucocorticoid dose and serum levels of 17- hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), androstenedione (Andro), ACTH, renin, and LH were obtained from medical records. RESULTS: Thirty-eight males were evaluated. The mean age on ultrasonography was 15.2 ± 6.7 (3-27) years. Nine patients (23.7%) had TART, 4 of them were prepubertal and the youngest was 5 years old. No association was found between TART and 21-OHD phenotype, glucocorticoid dose, or 17-OHP, ACTH, LH, renin, and inhibin B levels measured in the 6 preceding years. However, 50% of the patients who presented increased Andro 2 years prior to the evaluation had TART (p = 0.018, OR = 8.00 [95% CI: 1.42-44.92]), whereas in the normal Andro group only 16.7% had tumors. CONCLUSION: This study showed that TART can occur in prepubertal patients and that disease control could be a factor associated with its development. Therefore, we suggest investigating TART development early in childhood, mainly in poorly controlled 21-OHD patients.
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