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- Title
Rare recurrence of a rare ovarian stromal tumor with luteinized cells: a case report.
- Authors
El Mehdi, Tazi; Essadi, Ismail; M'rabti, Hind; Errihani, Hassan
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>Sex cord-stromal tumors of the ovary are uncommon. They behave unpredictably and often have a late recurrence, making counseling, management, and prediction of prognosis challenging.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 52-year-old Moroccan woman with an sex cord-stromal tumors underwent a bilateral oophorectomy. The histology was unusual but was likely to be a luteinized thecoma with suspicious features for invasion. Seven years later, after a gastrointestinal bleed, a metastasis within the small bowel mucosa was detected. This represents probable isolated hematogenous or lymphatic spread, which is highly unusual, especially in the absence of concurrent peritoneal disease.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of an sex cord-stromal tumors recurring in small bowel mucosa and mimicking a primary colorectal tumor. This highlights the diverse nature and behavior of these tumors.
- Subjects
OVARIECTOMY; CYSTS (Pathology); CANCER invasiveness; MUCOUS membranes
- Publication
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 1, p350
- ISSN
1752-1947
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1752-1947-5-350