Case Report

Metachronous Bilateral Testicular Leydig-Like Tumors Leading to the Diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Adrenogenital Syndrome)

Table 1

Overlapping clinical presentations, morphologies, immunophenotypes, and associated endocrinopathies for LCTs and TARTs.

LateralityGross appearanceArchitectureCytologyExpected % cases with IHC reactivityExpected serum ACTHExpected serum testosterone

LCTUnilateral Intratesticular (parenchyma), solitarySheet-like or lobulated with fine fibrous bandsLeydig ± z. fascic. Reinke crystals
in 30–40%
I 96%
M 86%
C 93%
S < 10%
NormalIncreased

TARTUnilateral or Bilateral Intratesticular (hilum), multifocalNodules with coarse fibrous bandsLeydig-like
± z. fascic.
Reinke crystals
absent
I (+)
M (+)
C (+)
S > 88%
IncreasedIncreased/normal/low

z. fascic. = similar to adrenal zona fasciculata.
IHC = immunohistochemistry; I = inhibin; M = Mart-1; C = calretinin; S = synaptophysin.