Hormonal studies on adrenal-like tumor of the ovary--considerations on its histogenesis.

نویسندگان

  • T V Dinh
  • C L Fougerousse
  • M Nagamani
چکیده

A case of adrenal-like tumor of the left ovary with peripheral and ovarian venous sex steroid levels is reported. High levels of androstenedione and testosterone together with normal levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate from the left ovarian vein infer a tumor derivation from transformation of the ovarian stromal cells.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of clinical pathology

دوره 86 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1986