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Ovarian fibrothecoma with minor sex cord elements: a case report

Int J Res Med Sci. 2020;8(4):1551-1555.DOI10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20201358

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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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  1. Department of Pathology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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