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Revision as of 18:37, 22 January 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
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Sex cord-stromal tumour is a group of tumours of sex cord-derived tissues of the ovary and testis. It accounts for 8% of ovarian cancers and a minority of testicular cancers.
This group consists of:
These tumours tend to be functional, producing estrogens or androgens. They may have dramatic clinical presentations. Almost all are unilateral.