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==Overview of granulosa cell tumour==
==Overview of granulosa cell tumour==
Granulosa cell tumour is a kind of stromal tumor of ovarian cancer. Stromal tumors start from connective tissue cells and produce hormones. The tumors produce estrogen and progesterone. Granulosa cell tumour can occur at any age in a woman'life and the peak age is 50-55 years. Usual symptoms depend on the patient's age. For postmenopausal patient, usual clinical present is abnormal uterine bleeding. For a woman of reproductive age, her present is menometrorrhagia. But for a girl not undergone puberty, isosexual-pseudo-precocity may be seen. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.
Granulosa cell tumour is a kind of stromal tumor of ovarian cancer. Stromal tumors start from connective tissue cells and produce hormones such as [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]]. Granulosa cell tumour can occur at any age in a woman'life and the peak age is 50-55 years. Usual symptoms depend on the patient's age. For postmenopausal patient, usual clinical present is abnormal [[uterine bleeding]]. For a woman of reproductive age, her present is [[menometrorrhagia]]. But for a girl not undergone puberty, [[isosexual-pseudo-precocity]] may be seen. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.


==See also==
==See also==

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Overview of granulosa cell tumour

Granulosa cell tumour is a kind of stromal tumor of ovarian cancer. Stromal tumors start from connective tissue cells and produce hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. Granulosa cell tumour can occur at any age in a woman'life and the peak age is 50-55 years. Usual symptoms depend on the patient's age. For postmenopausal patient, usual clinical present is abnormal uterine bleeding. For a woman of reproductive age, her present is menometrorrhagia. But for a girl not undergone puberty, isosexual-pseudo-precocity may be seen. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

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