Thecoma
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| Thecoma | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 High magnification micrograph of a thecoma. H&E stain. |
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| ICD-9 | 220 |
| ICD-O: | 8600 |
| MeSH | D013798 |
Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours.
They are typically estrogen-producing and they occur in older women (mean age 59; 84% after menopause). (They can, however, appear before menopause.[1])
Sixty percent of patients present with abnormal uterine bleeding, and 20% have endometrial carcinoma.
[edit] Pathologic features
Grossly, the tumour is solid and yellow.
Grossly and microscopically, it compress of the ovarian cortex.
Microscopically, the tumour cells have abundant lipid-filled cytoplasm.
[edit] References
- ^ Okada I, Nakagawa S, Takemura Y, et al. (October 2004). "Ovarian thecoma associated in the first trimester of pregnancy". J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. 30 (5): 368–71. doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2004.00212.x. PMID 15327450. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=1341-8076&date=2004&volume=30&issue=5&spage=368.
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