Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association · 2000 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyOncologyEndocrine OncologyHistopathologyReproductive EndocrinologyAndrogen DeficiencyEndocrine Surgical OncologyEndocrine Tumor PathologyEndocrine Tumor SurgeryEndocrine TumorsHormone-secreting TumorsEndocrine Neoplasm HistopathologyHormone-producing Ovarian TumorsHormone-producing TumorsOvarian ThecomaSerum Testosterone MeasurementSurgical Removal Of TumorsTestosterone BiosynthesisTestosterone Suppression
Virilizing features in a six-year-old, spayed female, domestic shorthair cat resolved following surgical removal of a mass at the left ovarian stump. Serum testosterone concentration before surgery was elevated. Clinical signs resolved and testosterone concentration normalized after removal of the tumor. A testosterone-producing thecoma was found on histopathology. This report presents the case report and literature review of thecomas.