UNLABELLED Ovarian steroid cell tumors are very rare functioning sex-cord stromal tumors. They comprise <0.1% of all ovarian tumors. Previously designated as lipoid cell tumors, one-third of these tumors are considered malignant with the mean age of presentation at around 40 years. We present a case of a 28-year-old female with 2-year history of hirsutism, virilization, and amenorrhea. She was ...

OBJECTIVE To compare induced surgical menopause in rat models following hysterectomy with ovarian preservation, unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy, versus control. Secondary objective was evaluation of certain physiological changes in the animal following the induced menopause. DESIGN A prospective case control study. SETTING University Research Centre. METHODOLOGY 80 female rats were d...

The spectrum of ovarian pathologies embraces wide age range among females because the risk developing lesion starts from birth and follows diverse patterns through-out life.1,2 rate development complications, recurrence, progression to malignancy, morbidity mortality, also varies according presentation various pathologies.3,4,5 prevalence cystic lesions ovary is more in reproductive group as co...