Juvenile granulosa cell tumor in a nine year old

Juvenile granulosa cell tumor in a nine year old

Pediatric granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are rare functional neoplasms causing secondary precocious puberty. The tumor possesses significant diagnostic challenge when occurs in a patient approaching puberty due to masking of symptoms. We report a case of ovarian tumor in a 9-year-old girl which...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery case reports 2020-04, Vol.55, p.101397, Article 101397
Hauptverfasser: Ali, Syed Waqas, Ali, Nouman Nawaz, Ashraf, M. Sajjad, Mateen Khan, Muhammad Arif, Tariq, Muhammad Usman
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Sprache:eng
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Juvenile granulosa cell tumor
Pediatric
Precocious puberty
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Zusammenfassung:Pediatric granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are rare functional neoplasms causing secondary precocious puberty. The tumor possesses significant diagnostic challenge when occurs in a patient approaching puberty due to masking of symptoms. We report a case of ovarian tumor in a 9-year-old girl which was diagnosed on histopathology and the pseudo-puberty signs reverted post resection.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101397