Hysterectomy for recurrent postmenopausal bleeding revisited: missed sclerosing stromal ovarian tumour

Sclerosing stromal tumour of the ovary is rare. Patients present with menstrual irregularities, pelvic pain, abdominal distension, and presence of a large pelvic mass during their twenties or thirties. We report a rare case of an ovarian sclerosing stromal tumour with an atypical presentation, in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2012-08, Vol.18 (4), p.338-339
Hauptverfasser:	Chung, Jacqueline P W, Cheung, Eva C W, Yim, S F, Mak, S M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Female History, 17th Century Humans Hysterectomy Ovarian cancer Ovarian Neoplasms - complications Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology Postmenopause Recurrence Sclerosis Uterine Hemorrhage - etiology Uterine Hemorrhage - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Sclerosing stromal tumour of the ovary is rare. Patients present with menstrual irregularities, pelvic pain, abdominal distension, and presence of a large pelvic mass during their twenties or thirties. We report a rare case of an ovarian sclerosing stromal tumour with an atypical presentation, in that it gave rise to recurrent postmenopausal bleeding.
ISSN:	1024-2708 2226-8707