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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2020; 8(12): 2623-2628
Published online Jun 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i12.2623
Published online Jun 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i12.2623
Ovarian endometrioid carcinoma resembling sex cord-stromal tumor: A case report
Xiao-Xia Wei, Yan-Mei He, Wei Jiang, Lei Li, Department of Pathology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Wei XX, He YM, and Jiang W reviewed the literature; Wei XX and He YM contributed to manuscript drafting; Li L was the consulting dermatologist and analyzed and interpreted the pathology; Jiang W directed the diagnosis; and all authors approved the final version for submission.
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Corresponding author: Lei Li, MD, Doctor, Department of Pathology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), No. 20, Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chendu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. z81uab@163.com
Received: February 19, 2020
Peer-review started: February 19, 2020
First decision: April 14, 2020
Revised: May 6, 2020
Accepted: May 23, 2020
Article in press: May 23, 2020
Published online: June 26, 2020
Processing time: 126 Days and 4.8 Hours
Peer-review started: February 19, 2020
First decision: April 14, 2020
Revised: May 6, 2020
Accepted: May 23, 2020
Article in press: May 23, 2020
Published online: June 26, 2020
Processing time: 126 Days and 4.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In the clinicopathological diagnosis, if ovarian tumor has the morphology of sex cord-stromal tumor, clinicians should be aware of the possibility of endometrioid carcinoma resembling sex cord-stromal tumor. Extensive and comprehensive sampling of specimens can often find focal areas of classical endometrioid carcinoma. The necessary immunohistochemical markers are of positive significance for assisting diagnosis and differential diagnosis.