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Extra Ovarian Adult Granulosa Cell Tumor: A Rare Clinical Case Report

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Adult ovarian granulosa cell tumor is one of the rare types of malignant tumor, which arises from the sex cord granulosa cell of the ovary. The tumor can arise from different type of gonadal sex cord cells like thecal cells, Sertoli cells, granulosa cells and stromal cells. The specific type of granulosa cell tumor is comprised of thecal cells and fibroblasts. In our case report, we are reporting a case of 63-year-old women with granulosa cell tumor of low-grade malignancy.

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Acknowledgements

We the authors thank our pathology team for their efforts and suggestions. We extend our gratitude to Dr. Suraj Manjunath and Dr. Elvis Peter Joseph who were helpful in suggesting the case scenario. We thank patient for providing us with the case details.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology/Senior Research Associate Central Research Lab, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Kambipura, Mysore Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    S. Dwajani

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Kambipura, Mysore Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    N. Rajeev & Y. C. Madhu

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Kambipura, Mysore Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    M. S. Shreya

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Dwajani, S., Rajeev, N., Shreya, M.S. et al. Extra Ovarian Adult Granulosa Cell Tumor: A Rare Clinical Case Report. Indian J Gynecol Oncolog 22, 22 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-023-00776-8

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