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Uterine Tumor Resembling Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
D efinition — A benign low-grade mesenchymal tumor of the uterus.
Clinical Features
Epidemiology
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Uterine tumor resembling sex cord tumor (UTRSCT) is rare; it accounts for less than 0.5% of all uterine malignancies and only 10% to 15% of mesenchymal uterine malignancies.
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Tumors are usually diagnosed in women in the fourth to sixth decades.
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These tumors in their pure form are held separate from low-grade endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESS) with sex cord—like areas. The latter have different biologic behavior.
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