[Table/Fig-5]:
Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors in pregnant and non pregnant female patients
| Authors, Ref., year | No.of cases | Age (yreas) (mean) | Presentation, hormonal manifestation (n, %) | Site | Gross | Pathology (n, %) | IHC | Management | Outcome |
| Oliva et al., [4] | 54 | 2-76 (30) | PZ syndrome (6, 11%) | Most U/L | 8-30 cms, solid, yellowish areas | Tubular (most common), cords/trabeculae (28, 51%),diffuse (21, 38%), pseudopapillary (4, 7%), retiform (3, 5%), alveolar (3, 5%), spindled (3, 5%), lipid-rich (6, 11%) | Inhibin (18/22 +, 81%), Calretinin (10/20+, 50%),CD99 (19/22 +, 86%),vimentin (17/ 18+, 94%), SMA (4/18 +, 22%), NSE (8/16 +, 50%), S-100(2/20+, 10%), EMA & chromogranin- negative (100%) | U/L or B/L SO | NER 1 case of splenic metastasis |
| Young et al. [5] | 13 | Young pregnant women | Incidental, obstructed labour, rupture, androgenic (2%) during pregnancy or in postpartum | U/L | 3-22 cms (15), solid –cystic (7), solid (6), yellow areas (7) | Meyer’s type II (10/13), sheets of Leydig cells (8/13), necrosis & haemorrhage(8/13), intercellular edema +, heterologous elements-gastrointestinal type (2/13) | ND | O, Intact capsule (7), p/o rupture (5), I/o rupture (1) | Recurrences in ruptured cases (70%) |
| Alam et al., [2] | 1 | 17 years | Irregular menses, abdominal lump, no virilization. | B/L | Rt; 25x23x8 cms, Lt-10x 8x3 cms, solid-cystic, focal yellow areas, intact capsule | Frozen study done. Peritoneal implant+, retiform pattern, mitosis >5/10 HPF, Meyer’s type II. | ND | B/L SO | On follow up |
| Choudhary et al., [6] | 1 | 18½ years, married | Sudden onset of virilization, massive ascites | B/L | Ruptured capsule | Frozen study done. B/L (malignant) | ND | TAH + B/L SO + Om, debulking CT | NER, NEM. Voice change & hirsuitism persists. |
| Chakrabarti et al., [3] | 1 | 26 years | Virilization +, secondary amennorhea- 2 years. Serum testosterone- 5.2 pg/ml, reference= 0.7-3.6 pg/ml) | U/L | 13x10 cms, solid–cystic, intact capsule, contain mucinous material | Cords, trabeculae of SC, clumps of LC, heterologous elements-surface epithelium of serous & mucinous differentiation | - | U/L SO + CT- BEP regimen | Symptoms free at 6 months, on follow- |
| Tandon R et al., [7] | 1 | 19 years | Virilization +, amenorrhea (7 months), serum testosterone- 2ng/ml (0.2-1.2ng/ml) | U/L | 10x7X2 cms, gray white, solid–cystic, clear fluid, yellowish areas, intact capsule | Cords, nests, trabeculae of SC, interspersed LC, heterologous elements- mucinous epithelium of gastrointestinal type | - | U/L SO, CT-BEP regimen | Resolution of virilization symptoms |
| Present case | 1 | 25 years | H/o abortion 8 months back, irregular menses, abdominal pain & lump, virilization absent, serum testosterone-41.7 ng/ml (ref. <2.2ng/ml) | U/L | 10X9 cms, solid–cystic, clear fluid, yellowish areas,intact capsule | Frozen study; s/o GCT. Cords, tubules of SC, sheets of LC. Heterologous elements absent | α-Inhibin cytoplasm positivity | U/L SO | Testosterone levels back to normal range at 4 months of follow up |
α-Inhibin, alpha-inhibin; B/L, bilateral; BEP, Bleomycin, Etoposide and Cisplatin; CT, chemotherapy; EMA, epithelial membrane antigen; GCT, granulosa cell tumor; IHC, immunohistochemistry; i/o, intra-operative; LC, Leydig cells; NSE, neuron specific enolase; ND, not described; NER, no evidence of recurrence; NEM, no evidence of metastasis; O, Oophorectomy; Om, omentectomy; PJ, Peutz - Jeghers syndrome; p/o, pre-operative; SC, Sertoli cells; s/o, suggestive of; SMA, smooth muscle actin; SO, salpingo-oophorectomy; TAH, total abdominal hysterectomy; U/L, unilateral