Steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified of bilateral ovaries: A rare cause of post menopausal virilization

Steroid cell tumors of the ovaries are rare sex-hormone secreting tumors which are usually benign and unilateral. One previous study has estimated the tumors to be bilateral in 6% of patients. We report a case of post menopausal virilization where tumor histology revealed steroid cell tumor not othe...

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Autores principales: Cooray, Samanthi M. A., Bulugahapitiya, Uditha D. S., Samarasinghe, Kamani, Samarathunga, Praboda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24251181
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.119596
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Sumario:Steroid cell tumors of the ovaries are rare sex-hormone secreting tumors which are usually benign and unilateral. One previous study has estimated the tumors to be bilateral in 6% of patients. We report a case of post menopausal virilization where tumor histology revealed steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified with benign charactsristics. The presence of tumor in bilateral ovaries made this case unique.

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