title: Androgen-secreting steroid cell tumor of the ovary.
abstract: We present the case of a 93-year-old virilized woman with an androgen-secreting ovarian tumor. This rare ovarian sex cord stromal tumor behaved in a malignant fashion. Various aspects of the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these tumors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Wilmington 28402-9025, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Dulaney
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Shiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism*; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014770:Virilism / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D016729:Leuprolide