Ovarian granulosa cell tumour recurring 36 years after primary treatment.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Ifaturoti, O.; Crocker, S. G.
- Source
- Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Apr2004, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p331-332. 2p.
- Subject
- *OVARIAN tumors
*HYPERTHYROIDISM
*HYSTERECTOMY
*HISTOLOGY
*HEMORRHAGE
*STERILIZATION of women
- Language
- ISSN
- 0144-3615
The article presents a case report of a 74 year old woman who was referred to the general surgeons in November 2002 complaining of rectal bleeding. In 1956 she had a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingectomy to terminate a pregnancy complicated by thyrotoxicosis and to sterilise her at the same time. In 1967 she had an abdominal total hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy for a 15 cm right ovarian tumor. Histology had shown a low-grade granulosa cell tumor. In 2002, general examination was unremarkable but there was a mass in the right iliac fossa. Histological assessment showed that both cystic masses were ovarian granulosa cell tumors with mixed solid, macrofollicular and microfollicular growth pattern.