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STROMAL-TUMOR


origination date: 21/05/2002
originator: Clara
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAOVARIAN-CANCER
SUBCLASSESSERTOLI-LYDIG-TUMOR
DESCENDANTSSERTOLI-LYDIG-TUMOR
ANCESTORSALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
GERM-CELL-TUMOR
GYNECOLOGICAL-CANCER
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-GENITOURINARY-ORGANS
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-OVARY-AND-OTHER-UTERINE-ADNEXA
OVARIAN-CANCER
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
stromal tumorterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: rare ovarian cancer that make up less than 10% of the ovarian cancers diagnosed. The most frequently stromal tumors are granulosa cell tumors and Sertoli-Lydig tumors. Symptoms may include swelling in the abdomen without weight gain or vaginal bleeding after menopause. Procedures in the diagnosis of stromal tumor may include a pelvic exam, blood and urine tests, ultrasound, and CT scan. Treatments used in stromal tumor are surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. (en)

Spanish
tumor estromaldefinition: extraño cáncer de ovarios que representa menos del 10% de los cánceres de ovarios diagnosticados. Los tipos de tumores estromales más frecuentes son tumores de células granulosas y de Sertoli - Lydig. Los síntomas comprenden edema abdominal sin aumento de peso o hemorragia vaginal tras la menopausia. Las técnicas diagnósticas utilizadas en el tumor estromal son exploración interna, análisis de sangre y orina, ecografía y TAC. El tratamiento de elección lo constituyen cirugía, radioterapia y quimioterapia. (es)
term type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: masculine