Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

There are only a few cases of steroid cell tumours that have been described in the literature. Here, we present an exceptionally rare case of a steroid cell tumour arising from the ovary in early pregnancy.

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Main Authors: J. Weishaupt, U. Herbst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1817042
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spelling doaj-7e1e1d86bdff476daab993c58eb69dae2020-11-25T02:17:13ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922020-01-01202010.1155/2020/18170421817042Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the LiteratureJ. Weishaupt0U. Herbst1Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, AustraliaDepartment of Gynaecology Oncology, Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, AustraliaThere are only a few cases of steroid cell tumours that have been described in the literature. Here, we present an exceptionally rare case of a steroid cell tumour arising from the ovary in early pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1817042
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Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
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title Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
title_short Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
title_full Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Steroid Cell Tumour in Pregnancy: Reflection on a Rare Case and Review of the Literature
title_sort steroid cell tumour in pregnancy: reflection on a rare case and review of the literature
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description There are only a few cases of steroid cell tumours that have been described in the literature. Here, we present an exceptionally rare case of a steroid cell tumour arising from the ovary in early pregnancy.
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