hilar cell tumor

hilar cell tumor
hilum cell tumor, hilus cell tumor a rare benign neoplasm of the hilum of the ovary, histologically resembling Leydig cell tumor of the testis; it may cause virilization. Sometimes this tumor is called Leydig cell t.

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