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Juvenile-Type Granulosa Cell Tumor In Pregnancy Presenting As A Ruptured Abdominal Mass, Odinaka Mogor, Steven Feinstein, Glen Friedman, Jose Salvador Saldivar, Melissa Mendez
Juvenile-Type Granulosa Cell Tumor In Pregnancy Presenting As A Ruptured Abdominal Mass, Odinaka Mogor, Steven Feinstein, Glen Friedman, Jose Salvador Saldivar, Melissa Mendez
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Introduction
Granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) are part of the sex cord-stromal tumors occurring with a rare incidence rate that only makes up about 2-5% of all ovarian malignancies.
Case Presentation
A 28-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, presented with a juvenile-type granulosa cell tumor at 31 weeks gestation, which appeared as a rapidly growing mass with rupture. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy with unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and consequently had a successful vaginal delivery. Post-operatively she was treated with paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy regimen with no evidence of recurrence after one year.
Conclusion
Radical surgical management is recommended for these tumors due …