Hospital Practices and Research

Steroid Cell Tumor of Ovary Diagnosed After Delivery; Case Report

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Nurullah Damburacı 1
Barış Sevinç 1
Şirin Küçük 2
Nebi Sürüm 3
Cenk Şahin Güler 4
Ömer Karahan 1

1 Department of General Surgery, Medical School, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey

2 Department of Pathology, Medical School, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey

3 Emergency Department, Medical School, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey

4 Department of Anesthesiology, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey

https://doi.org/10.15171/hpr.2018.07
Abstract
Introduction: Steroid cell tumors (SCTs) constitute less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. They are divided into 3 categories according to cell of origin: Stromal Luteoma arising from stromal cells of the ovary, Leydig cell tumor arising from Leydig cells, and SCT not otherwise specified (NOS) when the origin of the tumor is not defined.
Case Presentation: Herein is presented a case of SCT diagnosed one month after a caesarian section delivery of a female fetus with ambiguous genitalia. The patient was admitted to the emergency department with the findings of acute abdomen, and surgery was performed under emergency conditions. The patient had virilization and hoarsening of the voice before surgery. Intraoperatively, a 21-cm ovarian mass was detected and resected with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
Conclusion: A histopathological examination of the tumor showed a tumor with cystic degeneration, necrosis, hemorrhage, and tumoral embolism. The pathological examination revealed ovarian SCT. Virilization was resolved immediately after the surgery. In women with virilization who give birth to a fetus with ambiguous genitalia, SCTs should be kept in mind.

Keywords

Steroid Cell Tumor
Virilisation
Ambigous Genitalia
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