Cytogenetic study of a sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary.
We describe a sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary with monosomy of chromosome 16 and pathologic features consistent with a low-grade malignancy. So far, all described cases of SST were considered benign.
Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Porto-Hospital S. João, Portugal.
J M
JM
Lopes
R
R
Seruca
A P
AP
Hall
P
P
Branco
S M
SM
Castedo
D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D009006:Monosomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology