Extra gonadal sclerosing stromal tumour in the transverse mesocolon.
Sclerosing stromal tumour (SST) is a rare benign sex cord stromal tumour of the ovary. We report a case of sclerosing stromal tumour of the mesentery in a 32-year-old Para one who presented with intra abdominal mass, menstrual irregularity and secondary infertility. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the completely excised tumour was consistent with sclerosing stromal tumour, immunoreactive only to vimentin. No ovarian tissue was found in the sectioned tumour. Her menses became regular and she conceived 3 months after complete excision and delivered after 9 months. Hormonal assay was not done because SST was least suspected. From literature this is the first case of SST in the transverse mesocolon reported in the West African subregion, and may probably be one of the rare cases of hormonally active SST.
Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P O Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
Samuel
S
Mensah
Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P O Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
Ishmael
I
Kyei
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Accra, Ghana.
Michael
M
Ohene-Yeboah
Department of Pathology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Ernest
E
Adjei
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D007813:Laparotomy; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018312:Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Extragonadal; Ghana; Hormonally active; sclerosing stromal tumour; secondary infertility