granulosa cell tumor


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granulosa cell tumor

 [gran″u-lo´sah]
an ovarian tumor originating in the granulosa cells, the solid mass of cells surrounding the graafian follicle; it may be associated with excessive production of estrogen, inducing endometrial hyperplasia with menorrhagia.

gran·u·lo·sa cell tu·mor

a benign or malignant tumor of the ovary arising from the membrana granulosa of the vesicular ovarian (graafian) follicle and frequently secreting estrogen; it is soft, solid, white or yellow, and consists of small round cells sometimes enclosing Call-Exner bodies; larger lipid-containing cells may be present.
Synonym(s): folliculoma (1)

granulosa cell tumor

[gran′yoo͡lō′sə]
Etymology: L, granulum, little grain
a fleshy ovarian tumor with yellow streaks that originates in cells of the primordial membrana granulosa and may grow to a large size. Excessive production of estrogen, resulting in endometrial hyperplasia and menorrhagia, may be associated with the tumor. Also called granulosa cell carcinoma.

granulosa cell tumor

Gynecology A sex cord tumor of older ♀ that comprises 1-2% of ovarian neoplasms, which is 'driven' by unopposed estrogen stimulation; the endometrium of Pts with GCTs often has cystic hyperplasia and 5-25% of Pts also have a concomitant well-differentiated endometrial CA

gran·u·lo·sa cell tu·mor

(gran'yū-lō'să sel tū'mŏr)
A benign or malignant tumor of the ovary arising from the membrana granulosa of the ovarian (graafian) follicle and frequently secreting estrogen.
Synonym(s): folliculoma (1) .

granulosa cell tumor

an ovarian stromal tumor originating in the solid mass of cells (granulosa cells) that surrounds the ovum in a developing graafian follicle. It may be associated with excessive production of estrogen, inducing endometrial hyperplasia and signs of hyperestrogenism. Most commonly observed in cows and mares, less commonly in the bitch, queen and ewe.
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Granulosa cell tumor in a mare's ovary atnecropsy. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, PascoeRR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003
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