Sex cord-stromal tumours
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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]
Mixed
See also
- Germ cell tumours.
- Ovarian tumours.
- Testis.
- Uterine tumour resembling an ovarian sex cord stromal tumour.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.