title: Hemoperitoneum and acute abdomen caused by the rupture of ovarian granulosa cell tumor: a case report.
abstract: Granulosa cell tumors (GCT) constitute 70% of all ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors, which account for less than five percent of all ovarian carcinoma. The authors herein report a rare case of a ruptured GCT of the ovary in a 43-year-old female who was admitted to the emergency department with signs of acute abdomen.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul. Turkey. ercan.bastu@istanbul.edu.tr
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bastu
authors: S E
authors: SE
authors: Akhan
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Karamustafaoglu
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Gungor-Ugurlucan
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sozen
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Iyibozkurt
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology