Does ovarian sex cord tumour with annular tubules produce progesterone?
نویسندگان
چکیده
Probable progesterone production was identified by an immunoperoxidase assay in a case of an ovarian sex cord tumour with annular tubules. The tumour was associated with a serous cystadenofibroma in the opposite ovary and with adenoma malignum (adenocarcinoma) of the cervix.
منابع مشابه
Recurrence of Non-Syndromic Sex Cord Stromal Tumor with Annular Tubules of Ovary: Case Report
One of the unusual variant of ovarian tumor is sex cord stromal tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT). The recurrence in case of malignant ovarian SCTAT ranges from 3mo to 20yr. This report describes the case of recurrence of SCTAT in a 35yr old woman after 4yr of hysterectomy with bilateral salphingo-Oopherectomy. Microscopic examination revealed features of SCTAT. Because of its unusual behavior...
متن کاملHistological changes of non-Peutz-Jegher syndrome associated ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules in childhood
Ovarian sex cord stromal tumor is a relatively rare subtype of ovarian neoplasms, consisting of only 8% of all primary ovarian neoplasms, among which sex cord tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT) accounts for only 6% of sex cord stromal tumors. The majority of patients with SCTAT are women at reproductive age. Roughly one-third of the patients have Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), and in cases witho...
متن کاملOvarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules--a case report and review of the literature in Japanese.
A case of ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT) in a 41-year-old female is reported. The patient's chief complaint was menstrual irregularity, but the serum values of estradiol and testosterone were not elevated. On gross examination, the left ovary measured 8 x 7 x 6 cm in size and its cut surface was yellowish gray or yellow and solid with no cystic area. Histologically, the tum...
متن کاملUnusual malignant neoplasms of ovary in children: two cases report
Sex cord tumors with annular tubules are known to originate from the sex cord of embryonic gonads that synthesize Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, granulosa cells, and theca cells of the ovarian stroma, while ovarian small cell carcinoma of the hypercalcemic type is a type of neuroendocrine tumor. Both these tumors are uncommon, potentially malignant neoplasms in children. We report the case of a s...
متن کاملRecurrence of Non-Syndromic Sex Cord Stromal Tumor with Annular Tubules of Ovary: Case Report.
One of the unusual variant of ovarian tumor is sex cord stromal tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT). The recurrence in case of malignant ovarian SCTAT ranges from 3mo to 20yr. This report describes the case of recurrence of SCTAT in a 35yr old woman after 4yr of hysterectomy with bilateral salphingo-Oopherectomy. Microscopic examination revealed features of SCTAT. Because of its unusual behavior...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986