Ovarian fibroma
| Ovarian fibroma | |
|---|---|
Gynecology |
The ovarian fibroma, also sex cord-stromal tumour.
Ovarian fibromas represent 4% of all ovarian neoplasms.
On
spindle cells producing collagen
.
There may be thecomatous areas (fibrothecoma). The presence of an ovarian fibroma can cause ovarian torsion in some cases.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is usually made by
spindle-shaped fibroblastic cells and abundant collagen.[3]
Treatment
Usually the lesion is surgically removed. Primarily, there is concern that the lesion identified in a patient could be cancerous, but there is also the risk of torsion, and possibly the development of symptoms. A stable lesion, however, could be clinically followed.
Associations
Variants with
nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome).[4]