See Also: Sertoli cell tumour(medicine)
sertoli-leydig cell tumour(medicine)
Sertoli cell(medicine)
Sertoli-cell-only syndrome(medicine)
Tumour cell(medicine)
germ cell tumour(medicine)
acinar cell tumour(medicine)
granulosa cell tumour(medicine)
Hurthle cell tumour(medicine)
granular cell tumour(medicine)

Gigantism (medicine) and Sertoli cell tumour (medicine)


Gigantism (medicine)


gigantism


A condition where there is over-production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in a child before the bone growth plates close, resulting in excessive long bone growth.


Sertoli cell tumour (medicine)


sertoli cell tumour


A rare benign tumour of the testis that histologically resembles the foetal testis. There are three varieties: diffuse stromal, mixed (stromal and epithelial), and tubular (epithelial). Sertoli cells in the epithelial elements may produce oestrogen and cause feminization.