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Abstract

The Granulosa cell tumor of ovary is an uncommon condition belonging to the group
of sex cord stromal tumors, the incidence being 5% of all ovarian tumors. They are
broadly divided into Adult types and Juvenile types according to age of the patients
being affected. It is also found that Juvenile granulosa cell tumor occurs in younger
ages than the adult counterpart. Although the incidence of adult granulosa cell tumors
is high, the occurrence of Adult type of Granulosa cell tumor in younger age groups
are rare in occurrence. We report a rare case of 24 years old woman who presented
with the symptom of AUB with heaviness in lower abdomen, incidentally diagnosed
with an ovarian tumor, with review of the literature. After adequate preparation she
underwent a right adnexectomy. The histopathology reported an adult granulosa cell
tumor.

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