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Symptomatic Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor not Otherwise Specified in a Post-Menopausal Woman
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Sood, Neha Desai, Kaniksha Chindris, Ana-Maria Lewis, Jason Dinh, Tri A. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified (NOS) is a rare subtype of sex cord stromal tumor of the ovary and contributes less than 0.1% of all ovarian neoplasms. The majority of tumors occur in pre-menopausal women (mean age: 43 years), in which 56-77% of patients present with virilization due to excess testosterone. An 80-year-old woman with worsening alopecia and excessive growth of coarse hair on abdomen and genital area was found to have elevated serum testosterone level (462 ng/mL). Radiologic studies were consistent with bilateral adrenal adenomas. Bilateral adrenal venous sampling ruled out the adrenal gland as origin of hormone secretion. A diagnostic and therapeutic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy confirmed steroid cell tumor NOS of the left ovary. Post-operatively, the patient had complete resolution of her symptoms and normalization of testosterone level. Our case emphasizes the importance of a clinical suspicion for an occult testosterone secreting ovarian tumor in a symptomatic patient without obvious ovarian mass on imaging. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.4081/rt.2016.6200?download=true |
| Starting Page | 69 |
| Ending Page | 72 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| ISSN | 20363613 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Journal | Rare Tumors (RTU) |
| e-ISSN | 20363613 |
| DOI | 10.4081/rt.2016.6200 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2016-06-01 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2016 SAGE Publications. |
| Subject Keyword | Steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified (NOS) adrenal venous sampling virilization |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Histology Oncology |
