Abstract

SANTO, Raquel Espírito; SABINO, Teresa  and  AGAPITO, Ana. Ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified with virilizing manifestations: case report. Acta Obstet Ginecol Port [online]. 2016, vol.10, n.4, pp.336-339. ISSN 1646-5830.

Androgen-secreting tumors are present in about 0.2% of women with hyperandrogenism and more than half are malignant. Steroid cell tumors account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. The average age of presentation is 43 years, with androgenic clinical features in 56-77% of cases. The authors report a case of a 21-year-old female with virilization signs and a large ovarian mass, submitted to right salpingo-oophorectomy. Histopathologic examination revealed an ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified. A close surveillance is required attending that approximately one third of these tumors are malignant and little is known about their behavior.

Keywords : Ovarian tumor; Virilization.

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