A rare cause of virilization; Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified (NOS).
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Sex cord-stromal tumors account for 5% of ovarian tumors and 2% of malignant ovarian tumors. Steroid cell tumors (SCT), not otherwise specified (NOS), are rare sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary and account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. We report a rare case of a post-menopausal woman presented with hirsutism, virilism and with findings of hyperestrogenism.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association
دوره 13 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012