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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;10(9):ED06-ED07.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/15767.8556. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Steroid Cell Tumour of Ovary - A Rare Case Report

Ranjeev Bhagat  1 , Vijay Kumar Bodal  2 , Nishit Gupta  3 , Pooja Garg  3
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Case Reports

Steroid Cell Tumour of Ovary - A Rare Case Report

Ranjeev Bhagat et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Steroid cell tumours of the ovary are uncommon sex- hormone secreting tumours characterized by a steroid cell proliferation. The incidence of steroid cell tumour of the ovary is only 0.1% of all ovarian tumours. As far as steroid cell tumours, not otherwise specified (NOS) is concerned; it constitutes about 56% of all steroid cell tumours. Here we present a case of 55-year-old, postmenopausal patient who presented with complaints of bleeding per vaginum and abdominal pain for last 3-4 months, with history of excessive hair growth since 3-4 years. Ultrasonography revealed a solid right ovarian mass with a possibility of ovarian sex cord tumour. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of steroid cell tumour NOS type with no cytological atypia.

Keywords: Adnexal mass; Androgenic; Post-menopausal.

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[Table/Fig-1]:
(a) Showing grey-white tumor. (b) Showing yellow and lobulated cut surface.
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[Table/Fig-2]:
(a) Showing well circumscibed tumor wiyh scanty stroma (H&E,10X). (b) High power showing polygonal tumor cells with central nuclei, prominent nucleoli and abundant cytoplasm (H&E,40X).
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