Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors: a case report of conservative management in young women.
Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) are distinguished into two separate groups: endometrial stromal tumors with sex cord-like elements (Group I), which have an unfavorable prognosis; and UTROSCT proper (group II), with more than 40% sex cord-like differentiation and less endometrial component, which are biologically less aggressive than the tumors of the other group. We report the case of a young woman with UTROSCT treated by minimally invasive hysteroscopic surgery. This is one of the few cases reported in the literature that have been managed conservatively.
Berretta
Roberto
R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. rberretz@tin.it
Patrelli
Tito S
TS
Fadda
Giovanni M
GM
Merisio
Carla
C
Gramellini
Dandolo
D
Nardelli
Giovanni B
GB
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*