Ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified with virilizing manifestations: case report
Androgen-secreting tumors are present in about 0.2% of women with hyperandrogenism and more than half are malignant. Steroid cell tumors account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. The average age of presentation is 43 years, with androgenic clinical features in 56-77% of cases. The authors report a case of a 21-year-old female with virilization signs and a large ovarian mass, submitted to right salpingo-oophorectomy. Histopathologic examination revealed an ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified. A close surveillance is required attending that approximately one third of these tumors are malignant and little is known about their behavior.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Euromédice, Edições Médicas Lda.
2016
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-58302016000400010 |
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