A Case Report of Sclerosing Stromal Tumor of the Ovary.

Park, Hei In; Kim, Jong Soo; Choi, Seung Do; Sunwoo, Jae Gun; Bae, Dong Han; Kim, Young Hwa; Kim, Yun Jeong

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(2):413-417.
Published online February 1, 2004.

A Case Report of Sclerosing Stromal Tumor of the Ovary.

Hei In Park, Jong Soo Kim, Seung Do Choi, Jae Gun Sunwoo, Dong Han Bae, Young Hwa Kim, Yun Jeong Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Soonchunhyang Chunan Hospital, Chunan Korea.
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Soonchunhyang Chunan Hospital, Chunan Korea.
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Soonchunhyang Chunan Hospital, Chunan Korea.

Abstract

Sclerosing stromal tumor is a rare benign neoplasm of ovarian stromal origin, distinct from the thecoma-fibroma group and steroid (lipid) cell tumors clinically, pathologically, and radiographically. Unlike the thecoma-fibroma group of ovarian stromal tumors, which tend to occur in the fifth and sixth decades, the sclerosing stromal tumor predominantly affects young women with a mean age of 28 years. Microscopic examination reveals a heterogenous picture that is characterized by sclerosis, prominant vascularity and a disorganized admixture of fibroblasts and vacuolated cells. We could not demonstrate unequivocal hormonal activity in this case, although suggestive evidence for it has been reported in the literature in the form of clinical, histologic, electron microscopic and immunohistochemical findings. We recently experienced a case of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary in 20 year-old virgin woman. We report a case here with a brief review of the literature.

Key Words: Sclerosing stromal tumor, Ovary