Abstract
Juvenile granulosa cell tumor is a rare gynecologic malignancy. A fourteen year old girl was brought to the emergency with acute abdominal pain with distension of abdomen and admitted in surgical unit, clinically suspected perforation of gut. Transabdominal ultrasonography revealed a right adenexal irregular mass with a moderate amount of ascitic fluid. On laparotomy, it was suspected malignant ovarian tumor stage Ic, and then ipsilateral salphingoophorectomy was done considering the age of the patient. It was juvenile Granulosa cell tumor which confirmed by histo-pathologically. The epidemiology, natural history, presentation, histological and imaging appearances, prognosis and treatment of this malignancy were reviewed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v1i1.21636 Mediscope Vol. 1, No. 1: 2014, Pages 36-39
Highlights
Juvenile granulosa cell tumors (JGCT) are rare sex cord stromal tumors
The terms are adult and JGCT because the tumors are not defined by the age groups in which they primarily occur, rather they are distinguished by their histological appearance, that correlates to large extent with the age of the patient.[2]
Ovarian cancer is the third most common neoplasm of the female genital tract, after carcinoma of the cervix and endometrium.[3]. Based upon their cell type of origin, primary ovarian malignancies are classified into surface epithelium, germ cell, or sex cord tumors
Summary
Juvenile granulosa cell tumors (JGCT) are rare sex cord stromal tumors. Granulosa cell tumors (GCT) are encompassing 1.5% of all ovarian tumor and 6% of its malignant tumors.[1]. Introduction Juvenile granulosa cell tumors (JGCT) are rare sex cord stromal tumors.
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