Ovarian fibrothecoma with minor sex cord elements: a case report

Revathy Mahendran; Madurai Padmanaban Kanchana

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20201358

Authors

Revathy Mahendran Department of Pathology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Madurai Padmanaban Kanchana Department of Pathology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20201358

Keywords:

Fibroma, Minor sex cord elements, Postmenopausal women, Sex cord stromal tumours

Abstract

Ovarian fibroma is the most common sex cord stromal tumour of ovary accounting to 1-5% of all ovarian tumours. Minor sex cord elements in ovarian fibroma are a rare entity occupying less than 10% of tumour area. To the best of our knowledge only 20 cases has been reported till date. This case is presented because of its rarity. Authors reported a case of fibrothecoma with minor sex cord elements in a 70yr old postmenopausal women who presented with postmenopausal bleeding with abdominal mass.

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Author Biography

Revathy Mahendran, Department of Pathology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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