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An Interesting Case of Virilising Malignant Steroid Cell Tumour in a Post Menopausal Female: A Case Report
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp ED01-ED03 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- The present case is of a rare malignant steroid cell tumour which accounts for less than 0.1% of ovarian tumours. Symptoms of virilisation on presentation were noted and patient had an ovarian tumour which turned out to be malignant steroid cell tumour. The present case is unique because presentation in post menopausal age group is rare and the case being malignant is unusual.
- Subjects :
- inhibin
ovarian tumour
premenopausal
Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2249782X and 0973709X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2378268e9abf407a97a04a119f8e44d1
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/36617.12162