Open AccessBilateral sertoli-leydig cell tumor of the ovary: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Khursheed Alam,
Veena Maheshwari,
Seema Rashid,
Shruti Bhargava
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.44981
Subject(s) - ovary , leydig cell , sertoli cell , medicine , leydig cell tumor , stromal cell , testicle , ovarian tumor , pathology , hormone , ovarian cancer , spermatogenesis , luteinizing hormone , cancer
Sertoli leydig cell tumors also known as arrhenoblastoma, are a rare member of the sex cord-stromal tumor group of ovarian and testicular cancers, comprising less than 1% of all ovarian tumors, which occur in young adults and are almost always unilateral. We hereby report a case of a 17-year-old female presenting with a short history of irregular menses and an abdominal lump, which was histologically proven to be a bilateral sertoli leydig cell tumor of the ovary, an exceptionally rare entity in itself.