Masculinizing granulosa cell tumor of the ovary in a postmenopausal woman: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 821-825

  Sayegh, Raja A ^a,c   DeLellis, Ronald ^a   Alroy, Joseph ^a   Lechan, Ronald ^a   Ball, Harrison G ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulosa cell tumor; Ovarian neoplasms; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0032847976     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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