NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
The NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms features 8,547 terms related to cancer and medicine.
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- sex cord-stromal tumor
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- A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes. These tumors may release sex hormones. Sex cord-stromal tumors include granulosa cell, Sertoli cell, and Leydig cell tumors. Also called sex cord tumor and sex cord-gonadal stromal tumor.