Steroid Cell Tumour of Ovary – A Rare Case Report

• Main Authors: Ranjeev Bhagat, Vijay Kumar Bodal, Nishit Gupta, Pooja Garg
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-09-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: adnexal mass; androgenic; post-menopausal
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8556/15767_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AHPRAK)_PFA(AK).pdf

Steroid cell tumours of the ovary are uncommon sex- hormone secreting tumours characterized by a steroid cell proliferation. The incidence of steroid cell tumour of the ovary is only 0.1% of all ovarian tumours. As far as steroid cell tumours, not otherwise specified (NOS) is concerned; it constitutes about 56% of all steroid cell tumours. Here we present a case of 55-year-old, postmenopausal patient who presented with complaints of bleeding per vaginum and abdominal pain for last 3-4 months, with history of excessive hair growth since 3-4 years. Ultrasonography revealed a solid right ovarian mass with a possibility of ovarian sex cord tumour. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of steroid cell tumour NOS type with no cytological atypia.