Hemoperitoneum and acute abdomen caused by the rupture of ovarian granulosa cell tumor: a case report

Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2013;34(3):263-4.

Abstract

Granulosa cell tumors (GCT) constitute 70% of all ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors, which account for less than five percent of all ovarian carcinoma. The authors herein report a rare case of a ruptured GCT of the ovary in a 43-year-old female who was admitted to the emergency department with signs of acute abdomen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Granulosa Cell Tumor / complications*
  • Hemoperitoneum / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology

Supplementary concepts

  • Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary