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Juvenile granulosa cell tumour of the ovary

A juvenile granulosa cell tumour (JGCT) of ovary is a less common sub type of granulosa cell tumour of the ovary (account of 5% of cases). They fall under ovarian sex cord-stromal tumours.

Epidemiology

As the name implies. it typically occurs in premenarchal girls and young women

Clinical presentation

They typically produce sexual precocity as a consequence of oestrogen secretion

Pathology

Associations

See also

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