1) Gynaecological neoplasium
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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.) Sixty percent of patients present with abnor...
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A sex cord-stromal tumour of the postmenopausal ovary that is yellow, large, and unilateral, composed of fascicles of lipid-rich spindle cells interspersed with collagen, reticulin fibres, and hyaline plaques. Thecomas and other oestrogen-producing tumours (e.g., granulosa cell tumours) may induce adenomatous hyperplasia of the endometrium or well-...
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(the-ko´mә) theca cell tumor.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: thē-kō′mă Definitions: 1. A neoplasm derived from ovarian mesenchyme, consisting chiefly of spindle-shaped cells that frequently contain small droplets of fat; gross features generally resemble those of a granulosa cell tumor, firm, yellow, encapsulated mass, ordinarily about 10 cm or less in diameter,...
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