Summer 2004; 47(84):218-223.

JUVENILE GRANULOSE CELL TUMOUR OF THE OVARY IN A 7 MONTH-OLD INFANT

ZABOLYNEJAD N.,SADEGHIPOR S.,BADIEE Z.,ALAMDARAN A.

Juvenile granulosa cell tumor (JGCT) is one of the rare sex cord-stromal tumours of the ovary occurring in the first two decades of life .It makes less than 5% of ovarian tumours in childhood and adolescence.
It is different from adult granulosa cell tumor that is seen in older females with respect to clinical and pathological features as well as biological behaviour.
In this article we report a case of juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the right ovary in a 7-month-old infant which was presented with vaginal bleeding

Keyword:Ovary, granulosa cell tumour,juvenile granulosa cell tumour