Open AccessDelayed menopause due to granulosa cell tumor of the ovary
Author(s) -
Bhushan Ramesh Murkey,
Trupti Nadkarni,
Sarita Bhalerao,
M. J. Jassawalla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.92536
Subject(s) - granulosa cell , medicine , menopause , endometrial hyperplasia , ovary , gynecology , hysterectomy , endometrium , histopathology , hyperplasia , atypia , stromal cell , abdominal hysterectomy , endometrial biopsy , biopsy , pathology
A 52-year-old patient presented with complaints of menorrhagia. Endometrial biopsy revealed simple hyperplasia of the endometrium. Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy was carried out. The ovaries looked grossly normal, but histopathology reported granulosa cell tumor of the right ovary. Granulosa cell tumors belong to the sexcord stromal category and account for approximately 2% of all ovarian tumors. We review the features and treatment of granulosa cell tumors and the importance of screening for ovarian tumors in a case of endometrial hyperplasia and delayed menopause.