Ovarian steroid cell tumors, not otherwise specified: a case report and literature review.
Steroid cell tumors, not otherwise specified, are rare ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors with malignant potential. The majority of these tumors produce steroids with testosterone being the most common. A case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with sudden onset of virilization and a pelvic mass is reported. Various aspects of the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these tumors are discussed.
Reedy
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0298, USA.
Richards
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Ueland
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Uy
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Lee
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Bryant
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van Nagell
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology*