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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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]