Abstract
A case of virilizing ovarian dermoid cyst with peripheral steroid cells and virilization is reported in a 62-year-old woman. The level of testosterone dropped to normal after oophorectomy. The cyst wall was bordered by a discontinuous band of steroid cells focally accompanied by smooth muscle cells. Immunohistochemically, the steroid cells were enzymatically active and displayed a profile similar to the internal theca cells of ovarian follicles. These steroid cells were most probably modified stromal cells associated with smooth muscle metaplasia of the ovarian stroma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-177 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | International Journal of Gynecological Pathology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Apr |
Keywords
- Dermoid cyst
- Hilus cells
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leydig cells
- Lutein cells
- Steroid cells
- Steroidogenesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology