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Sex Cord–Stromal Tumors of the Ovaries

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Ovarian sex cord–stromal tumors (SCSTs) are uncommon neoplasms that are known to have a wide morphologic spectrum and which accordingly may be diagnostically challenging. The keys to accurately diagnosing the tumors in this group is to recognize the full pathologic spectrum of every constituent entity and to consider the possibility for each ovarian neoplasm encountered that is plausibly in the differential diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1161 21st Avenue South, MCN, C-2310A, Nashville, TN, 37232-2561, USA

    Mohamed Mokhtar Desouki

  2. Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, MC 8720, Room 2-120, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA

    Oluwole Fadare

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Desouki, M.M., Fadare, O. (2016). Sex Cord–Stromal Tumors of the Ovaries. In: Shoupe, D. (eds) Handbook of Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17002-2_67-1

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