Difference between revisions of "Sex cord-stromal tumours"
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*[[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour]]. | *[[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour]]. | ||
*[[Sex cord tumour with annular tubules]] (SCTAT). | *[[Sex cord tumour with annular tubules]] (SCTAT). | ||
Arise from gonadal stroma: | |||
*[[Ovarian fibroma]]. | |||
*[[Thecoma]]. | |||
*Unclassified gonadal stromal tumour.<ref name=pmid11294020>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sironi | first1 = M. | last2 = Santangelo | first2 = M. | last3 = Pasquinelli | first3 = G. | last4 = Spinelli | first4 = M. | title = [Benign unclassified tumor of the gonadal stroma: importance of alpha-inhibin expression]. | journal = Pathologica | volume = 93 | issue = 1 | pages = 50-6 | month = Feb | year = 2001 | doi = | PMID = 11294020 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 29 November 2015
Sex cord-stromal tumours (abbreviated SCSTs) are a group of tumours found in the testis and ovary that arise from the cells that support the germ cells.
They are typically benign, but may be malignant.
Some tumours classically found in the testis are also found in the ovary.
Testicular
Ovarian
Arise from gonadal stroma:
- Ovarian fibroma.
- Thecoma.
- Unclassified gonadal stromal tumour.[1]