Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: extensive late recurrence after initial occult microscopic disease

Obstet Gynecol. 2002 May;99(5 Pt 2):888-91. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01665-9.

Abstract

Background: Late recurrence can be extensive with initial, clinically undetectable, microscopic granulosa cell tumor of the ovary.

Case: We describe an 83-year-old patient who presented with extensive recurrent granulosa cell tumor of the ovary 6 years after undergoing abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for atypical endometrial hyperplasia with an incidental microscopic finding of ovarian granulosa cell tumor.

Conclusion: Patients must be monitored closely after a diagnosis of ovarian granulosa cell tumor, even if the tumor is occult.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / diagnosis
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Ovariectomy