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==General== | ==General== | ||
*May be seen in the context of ''[[Klinefelter syndrome]]''.<ref name=pmid26209412 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Sterbis | first1 = J. | last2 = E-Nunu | first2 = T. | title = Leydig cell hyperplasia in the setting of Klinefelter syndrome. | journal = BMJ Case Rep | volume = 2015 | issue = | pages = | month = | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1136/bcr-2015-209805 | PMID = 26209412 }}</ref> | *May be seen in the context of ''[[Klinefelter syndrome]]''.<ref name=pmid26209412>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sterbis | first1 = J. | last2 = E-Nunu | first2 = T. | title = Leydig cell hyperplasia in the setting of Klinefelter syndrome. | journal = BMJ Case Rep | volume = 2015 | issue = | pages = | month = | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1136/bcr-2015-209805 | PMID = 26209412 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | |||
*Unremarkable. | |||
Note: | |||
*Hypoechoic lesions on ultrasound.<ref name=pmid26209412/> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Abundant Leydig cells interspersed between tubules with only Sertoli cells. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Leydig cell tumour]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||