Mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with functioning stroma and virilization in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-252

  Antoniou, N ^a   Varras, M ^a,b   Akrivis, Ch ^a   Demou, A ^a   Bellou, A ^a   Stefanaki, S ^a  

^a G Chatzikosta General State Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Functioning ovarian stroma; Hilar cell hyperplasia; Leydig cell hyperplasia; Luteinization; Mucinous ovarian cystadenoma; Pregnancy; Virilization

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CRYSTALLOID; CYSTADENOMA; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; STROMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; VIRILIZATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRILISM;

EID: 0344392706     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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