A dysgerminoma is a type of germ cell tumor; it usually is malignant and usually occurs in the ovary. A tumor of the identical histology but not occurring in the […]
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Sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour
Sex cord–gonadal stromal tumour (or sex cord–stromal tumour) is a group of tumors derived from stromal component of the ovary and testis that consist the granulosa thecal cells and fibrocytes. […]
Granulosa cell tumour
Granulosa cell tumours (or granulosa-theca cell tumours) are tumours that arise from granulosa cells. These tumours are part of the sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour or non-epithelial group of tumours. Although […]
Thecoma
Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours. They are typically estrogen-producing and they occur in […]
Fibroma
Fibromas (or fibroid tumors or fibroids) are benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue. They can grow in all organs arising from mesenchyme tissue. The term fibroblastic […]
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour
Sertoli–Leydig cell tumour is a group of tumours composed of variable proportions of Sertoli cells Leydig cells and in the case of intermediate and poorly differentiated neoplasms primitive gonadal stroma […]
Surface epithelial-stromal tumor
Surface epithelial-stromal tumors are a class of ovarian neoplasms that may be benign or malignant. Neoplasms in this group are thought to be derived from the ovarian surface epithelium (modified […]
Serous tumour
Serous tumours are part of the surface epithelial-stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms which derive from Mullerian epithelium. They are common neoplasms with a strong tendency to bilaterality and they […]
Endometrioid tumor
Endometrioid tumors are a class of tumor characterized by a resemblance to endometrium/ endometrial carcinoma and over a third of cases have focal squamous differentiation.
Brenner tumour
Brenner tumors are uncommon tumours that are part of the surface epithelial-stromal tumor group of ovarian neoplasms.The majority of these tumours are benign. However they can be malignant.They are most […]