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CLÍNICAL CASE Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise 1. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, specified, during pregnancy Hospital Central "Dr. Urquinaona", Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. Tumor ovárico de células esteroideas sin a. Doctor in Clinical Medicine b. Doctor in Medical Sciences otra especificación, durante el embarazo c. Physician 1,a 1,b 1,c Declaration of ethical aspects. Eduardo Reyna-Villasmil , Duly Torres-Cepeda , Martha Rondon-Tapia Acknowledgement of authorship: All authors DOI: https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v67i2325 declare that we have contributed to the idea, study design, data collection, data analysis ABSTRACT and interpretation, critical review of the Ovarian steroid cell tumors are classified into stromal luteoma, Leydig cell tumor and steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified, according to their embryonal origin. intellectual content, and final approval of the Ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified is a rare benign tumor, but manuscript we are submitting. with malignant potential; it accounts for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors. They Ethical responsibilities: Protection of persons. should be considered as a cause of virilization in adult women due to testosterone We the authors declare that the procedures production. Only a female fetus is at risk of virilization. Like other ovarian stromal followed conformed to the ethical standards tumors, the tumors must be treated surgically. Surgery is indicated in cases of solid of the responsible human experimentation unilateral ovarian enlargement, due to a 50% chance of malignancy. In pregnancy, ovarian steroid cell tumors not otherwise specified are exceptionally rare and committee and in accordance with the World should be differentiated from luteoma of pregnancy and other malignant ovarian Medical Association and the Declaration of neoplasms. More frequently they may be complicated by rupture and/or torsion. A Helsinki. case of nonspecific ovarian steroid cell tumor during pregnancy is presented. Confidentiality of data: We authors declare Key words: Ovary, Gonadal steroid hormones, Pregnancy, Virilism, Androgens. that we have followed the protocols on the publication of patient data. RESUMEN Los tumores de células esteroides de ovario se clasifican en luteoma estromal, Right to privacy and informed consent: The tumor de células de Leydig y tumor de células esteroideas sin otra especificación, authors have obtained the informed consent según su origen embrionario. El tumor ovárico de células esteroideas sin otra of the patients and/or subjects referred to in especificación es un tumor benigno raro, pero con potencial maligno; representa the article. This document is in the possession menos del 0,1% de todos los tumores de ovario. Deben ser considerados como of the corresponding author. causa de virilización en mujeres adultas por la producción de testosterona. Solo un feto femenino corre riesgo de virilización. Al igual que otros tumores del estroma Financing: The authors certify that we have ovárico, los tumores deben ser tratados quirúrgicamente. La cirugía está indicada en not received financial support, equipment, casos de agrandamiento ovárico unilateral sólido, debido a un 50% de probabilidad personnel or in-kind support from individuals, de malignidad. En el embarazo, los tumores ováricos de células esteroideas sin otra public and/or private institutions for the study. especificación son excepcionalmente raros y deben ser diferenciados del luteoma del embarazo y otras neoplasias malignas del ovario. Con mayor frecuencia pueden Received: 30 August 2020 complicarse con rotura y/o torsión. Se presenta un caso de tumor ovárico de células esteroideas sin otra especificación durante el embarazo. Accepted: 15 November 2020 Palabras clave. Ovario, Hormonas gonadales esteroides, Embarazo, Virilismo, Online publication: Andrógenos. Corresponding author: NTRODUCTION Dr. Eduardo Reyna-Villasmil. I , Hospital Central “Dr. Urquinaona”, Final Av. El Milagro, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia. Steroid cell tumors of the ovary are rare neoplasms of the sex cords. Venezuela They are characterized by proliferation of steroid cells and represent 58162605233 less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors(1). These lesions can be classified [email protected] m into three subtypes according to cellular origin: stromal luteomas aris- Cite as: Reyna-Villasmil E, Torres-Cepeda D, ing from the ovarian stroma, Leydig cell tumors arising from hilar Leydig Rondon-Tapia. Ovarian steroid cell tumor, cells, and steroid cell tumors not otherwise specified (SCNOS) when the not otherwise specified, during pregnancy. (2). Rev Peru Ginecol Obstet. 2021;67(2). DOI: origin is unknown https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v67i2325 SCNOS should be considered as a cause of hirsutism, temporary bald- ness and amenorrhea in adults. These tumors are rare and should be differentiated from other benign and malignant ovarian neoplasms(2,3). There are few reports of these neoplastic lesions in pregnancy in the literature. We present a case of an otherwise unspecified steroid cell tumor during pregnancy. CASE REPORT A 29-years-old patient, gravida 3, cesarean section 1, abortion 1, with 35 weeks of gestation consulted for presenting excessive hair growth on face, legs and trunk, accompanied by increased libido since the begin- Rev Peru Ginecol Obstet. 2021;67(2) 1 Eduardo Reyna-Villasmil, Duly Torres-Cepeda, Martha Rondon-Tapia ning of pregnancy. She reported menarche at 14 Patient underwent cesarean section 3 weeks years of age and normal menstruation until 25 later and delivered a 3,500-gram live male years of age, which then became irregular. The newborn with Apgar scores of 6 and 9 points pregnancy was spontaneous and the cesarean at 1 minute and 5 minutes respectively. No section was performed for cephalopelvic dis- evidence of macroscopic alterations was ob- proportion without complications, nine years served. During surgery, a left ovarian tumor before. The patient reported regular menstrual measuring 9 x 5 x 4 centimeters with a bright cycles before the current pregnancy. She denied reddish surface and some yellowish areas with any significant personal or family history. signs of diffuse hemorrhage was seen (Figure 1). There was no evidence of ascites or peri- Physical examination revealed body mass index toneal implants. The right uterus and ovary 41.3 kg/m2, blood pressure 130/80 mmHg, an- were normal in appearance and there was no drogenic alopecia, prominent hirsutism on the evidence of peritoneal lesions. Transoperative face, chest, abdomen, back, upper and lower frozen section diagnosed steroid cell tumor limbs (Ferriman-Gallwey score 21/36) and rough with no signs of malignancy. Left oophoro- voice. The abdomen was globular at the expense salpingectomy plus peritoneal lavage, pelvic of a pregnant uterus with a single fetus inside. lymph node biopsy and partial omentectomy Gynecologic evaluation showed clitoromegaly were performed. Both the uterus and the right with a width of 9 millimeters. There was no evi- adnexa were left to preserve fertility. dence of striae, acne, bruising or proximal mus- cle weakness. The pathology examination reported a yellow- ish tumor with several whitish areas, measur- Gestational dating ultrasound showed a single ing approximately 7 centimeters in diameter, live male fetus of size according to gestational with congested vessels, circumscribed to the age, with normal amniotic fluid volume. In addi- ovary and without external excrescences. The tion, there was a solid, homogeneous, well-cir- cut section showed a tumor of friable consis- cumscribed tumor in the left adnexa measuring tency. On microscopic examination, tumor 9 x 8 x 6 centimeters, with high vascularization. was well encapsulated, composed of large The abdomino-pelvic MRI revealed normal kid- and small lobules of large polygonal cells with neys and adrenal glands and a solid tumor centrally located small round-ovate nuclei; eo- measuring 8 x 6 centimeters in the left ovary, sinophilic granular chromatin and abundant heterogeneous, surrounded by normal ovarian eosinophilic cytoplasm separated by a dense follicles. There was no evidence of adrenal tu- vascular network. Most cells showed foamy mor on other location, metastases, ascitic fluid, cytoplasm, consistent with the presence of lip- retroperitoneal or pelvic lymphadenopathy. ids. No components suggestive of fibroma, sig- FIGURE 1. INTRAOPERATIVE FINDING OF THE LEFT OVARIAN TUMOR. Laboratory tests showed increased testosterone serum concentrations of 6.7 ng/mL (normal val- ue 0.4 to 0.76 ng/mL) and 4-androstenedione 3.5 ng/mL (normal value: 0.4 to 3.4 ng/mL). Serum concentrations of estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, free thyroxine and of thyrostimulating hormone were within normal limits. Hematologic and bio- chemical test results were also normal. Chorion- ic gonadotropin values 35 000 mIU/mL (normal value 940 to 60,000 mIU/mL), CA-125 30 IU/mL (normal value less than 35 IU/L), CA19-9 30 U/L (normal value less than 37 IU/L), carcinoembry- onic antigen 2 ng/mL (normal value less than 2.5 ng/mL) and alpha-fetoprotein 50 ng/mL (normal value 10 to 230 ng/mL in the third trimester of pregnancy) were within normal limits. The con- sensus of the gynecologic oncology team was to perform a surgical exploration of the tumor. 2 Rev Peru Ginecol Obstet. 2021;67(2) Ovarian steroid cell tumor, not otherwise specified, during pregnancy nificant necrosis, hemorrhage, mitotic activity, Serum androgen concentrations decreased to high-grade nuclear atypia,