A Case of Ovarian Low-Grade Stromal Sarcoma with Thecomatous Features: So-Called "Malignant Thecoma" / 대한산부인과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

Theca cell tumors of the ovary have been generally regarded as almost invariably benign neoplasms. Even though several case reports of the malignant variant of this tumor have appeared in the world literature, but the term "malignant thecoma" is controversial and doubtful. If a thecoma ever becomes malignant, the tumor cells dedifferentiate so that they can not be recognized any longer as theca cells: instead, they proliferate as a stromal sarcoma or fibrosarcoma. We have experienced a rare case of ovarian low-grade stromal sarcoma with thecomat ous features in a 66-year-old postmenopausal woman. The clinicopathologic finding and a review of literature on ovarian stromal sarcoma and malignant thecoma were described brie fly.