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17 January 2023 : Case report  USA

A 12-Year-Old Girl with Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumor of the Ovary, Presenting with Adolescent Hyperprolactinemia, Galactorrhea, and Amenorrhea

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Hyunsoo Park1BDEF, Corban P. Goodman1EF, Steven L. Raymond12BEF, Andrew Sundin ORCID logo3BEF, Faraz A. Khan12EF, Andrei Radulescu12AEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938249

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938249

Figure 4. Photomicrographs of the diagnostic histopathology and immunohistochemistry of juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the ovary in a 12-year-old girl. (A) The histology of juvenile granulosa cell tumor shows cords of cohesive cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and irregular cell nuclei, but no mitoses or necrosis. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). Magnification ×60. (B) Low-power histology of juvenile granulosa cell tumor shows sheets of tumor cells and some cystic areas. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). Magnification ×20. (C) Immunohistochemistry for calretinin shows positive brown staining of the cytoplasm of the tumor cells. Magnification ×40. (D) Immunohistochemistry for inhibin A shows positive brown staining of the nuclei of the tumor cells. Magnification ×60.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923