Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Arrenoblastoma
Arrhenoblastoma (uh-REE-noh-blas-TOH-muh)
A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone. This may cause virilization (the appearance of male physical characteristics in females). Also called androblastoma and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.