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Steroid cell tumors are tumors that account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian malignant tumors and cause increase in secretion of androgen or estrogen. Steroid cell tumors usually occur in the post-menopausal period. This article reports four steroid cell tumor cases who underwent surgery for overian mass during post-menopausal period, who were diagnosed with steroid cell tumor after histopathological examination and displayed different clinical manifestations. No signs of increased hormonal activity in two of these cases were observed. On the other hand, the other two cases applied with complaints of menopausal vaginal bleeding, which led to the consideration of increased estrogenic activity in these two cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]