Types
These tumours are of the following types, characterized by their abnormal production of otherwise apparently normal cells or tissues.
| Classification of sex cord-gonadal stromal tumours by their histology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell/tissue normal location | ||||
| Ovary (female) | Testicle (male) | Mixed | ||
| Cell/tissue type | Sex cord | Granulosa cell tumour | Sertoli cell tumour | Gynandroblastoma |
| Gonadal stroma | Thecoma, Fibroma | Leydig cell tumour | Gynandroblastoma | |
| Mixed | Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour | Gynandroblastoma | ||
Although each of the cell and tissue types normally occurs in just one sex (male or female), within a tumour they can occur in the opposite sex. Consequently, depending on the specific histology produced, these tumours can cause virilization in women and feminization in men.
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