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Retiform pattern of Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor of the ovary in a 4‐year‐old girl
Author(s) -
Kawatra Vibha,
Mandal Shramana,
Khuraita,
Aggarwal Satish K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00866.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ovary , pathology , sertoli cell , leydig cell , serous fluid , hormone , luteinizing hormone , spermatogenesis
Sertoli–Leydig cell tumors are rare sex cord‐stromal neoplasms that account for <0.2% of ovarian tumors. These tumors with a retiform pattern pose difficult diagnostic problems, with the majority being misinterpreted as serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma and endodermal sinus tumor. Retiform pattern Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor seen mostly in young patients is clinically malignant and has a worse prognosis, underlining the importance of recognition of this histopathologic entity. In the literature only two such cases have been described in patients under the age of 5 years; reported herein is the third case. Described here is a rare case of ovarian Sertoli–Leydig cell tumor with retiform pattern in a 4‐year‐old child without any endocrine manifestations.