Endometrial hyperplasia and an occult ovarian tumor

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira,Sofia
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Rei,Luís, Aldinhas,Paulo
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-58302022000100056
• topic: Endometrial hyperplasia; Granulosa cell tumor

Abstract Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) is a frequently found in postmenopausal women. Cases of recurrence are seen in women with multiple risk factors, unopposed estrogen therapy, and in estrogen-secreting tumors. Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are a rare malignant type of estrogen-secreting tumor, usually presenting as a pelvic mass. In this report, we present the case of a 68-year-old asymptomatic woman submitted to total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to recurrent EH. Histology found an adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary. This case aims to highlight that, although very rare, the presence of an estrogen-secreting tumor should be considered.