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*[[Ovarian fibroma]]. | *[[Ovarian fibroma]].<ref name=pmid19332247/> | ||
*[[Thecoma]]. | *[[Thecoma]]. | ||
Others: | Others: | ||
*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> | *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> | ||
*[[Microcystic stromal tumour of the ovary]]. | |||
==Mixed== | ==Mixed== | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 16 October 2019
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:
Others:
- Unclassified gonadal stromal tumour.[2]
- Microcystic stromal tumour of the ovary.
Mixed
See also
- Germ cell tumours.
- Ovarian tumours.
- Testis.
- Uterine tumour resembling an ovarian sex cord stromal tumour.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Koulouris, CR.; Penson, RT. (Apr 2009). "Ovarian stromal and germ cell tumors.". Semin Oncol 36 (2): 126-36. doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2008.12.004. PMID 19332247.
- ↑ Sironi, M.; Santangelo, M.; Pasquinelli, G.; Spinelli, M. (Feb 2001). "[Benign unclassified tumor of the gonadal stroma: importance of alpha-inhibin expression].". Pathologica 93 (1): 50-6. PMID 11294020.