Ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules in a woman with premature ovarian failure.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of premature ovarian failure (POF) associated with an ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Reproductive endocrinology unit in a tertiary academic center.


METHODS
A 20-year-old woman with POF.


METHODS
Biopsy of the rudimentary ovary by laparoscopy.


METHODS
Protocol for POF investigation and histological study of the ovarian sample.


RESULTS
An ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules was detected in the rudimentary right ovary.


CONCLUSIONS
The rare ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules, which may be hormonally active, was detected in a case of POF.
García-Galiana
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain.
Monteagudo
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C
Tortajada
M
M
Llombart
A
A
Cano
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A
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology