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Ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules in a woman with premature ovarian failure.

Carlos MonteagudoAntonio LlombartAntonio CanoSantiago Garcı́a-galianaMiguel Tortajada

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Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesBiopsyOvaryBiologyPrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyOvarian tumorBiopsymedicineHumansSex Cord-Gonadal Stromal TumorsOvarian follicleLaparoscopyGynecologyOvarian Neoplasmsmedicine.diagnostic_testHistocytochemistryOutcome measuresObstetrics and Gynecologymedicine.diseaseOvarian Sex Cord Tumor with Annular Tubulesfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsPremature ovarian failuremedicine.anatomical_structureReproductive MedicineFemale

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Abstract Objective: To report a case of premature ovarian failure (POF) associated with an ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules. Design: Case report. Setting: Reproductive endocrinology unit in a tertiary academic center. Patient(s): A 20-year-old woman with POF. Intervention(s): Biopsy of the rudimentary ovary by laparoscopy. Main Outcome Measure(s): Protocol for POF investigation and histological study of the ovarian sample. Result(s): An ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules was detected in the rudimentary right ovary. Conclusion(s): The rare ovarian sex cord tumor with annular tubules, which may be hormonally active, was detected in a case of POF.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2001-12-01Fertility and sterility
10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02907-7https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11730763