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sex cord-gonadal stromal tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007713

A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes. These tumors may release sex hormones. Sex cord-gonadal stromal tumors include granulosa cell, Sertoli cell, and Leydig cell tumors. Also called sex cord tumor and sex cord-stromal tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007713
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymssex cord tumor; sex cord-stromal tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "sex cord-gonadal stromal tumor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes. These tumors may release sex hormones. Sex cord-gonadal stromal tumors include granulosa cell, Sertoli cell, and Leydig cell tumors. Also called sex cord tumor and sex cord-stromal tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sex cord tumor",
    "sex cord-stromal tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sex-cord-gonadal-stromal-tumor/"
}

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