Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified: A case report and literature review

Qian,Lili; Shen,Zhen; Zhang,Xuefen; Wu,Dabao; Zhou,Ying

doi:10.3892/mco.2016.1071

Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Lili Qian
- Zhen Shen
- Xuefen Zhang
- Dabao Wu
- Ying Zhou
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China
Published online on: November 1, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1071
Pages: 839-841

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Abstract

Steroid cell tumors (SCT), not otherwise specified (NOS) are particularly rare ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors, which comprise <0.1% of all ovarian tumors. These tumors are uncommon in patients' prior to puberty without any typical syndromes involving hirsutism, virilization and hypertension. We here in present the case of a 5‑year‑old female patient who presented with sudden abdominal pain, repeated vomiting and a pelvic mass. Our patient underwent urgent exploratory laparotomy and right salpingo‑oophorectomy and the histopathological examination revealed an ovarian SCT‑NOS. The patient has been followed up for 5 years since the surgery, without evidence of disease recurrence. The purpose of this study was to discuss the available information on the presentation, diagnosis and recommended treatment of ovarian SCT‑NOS; and describes the immunohistochemical characteristics of these tumors.

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