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Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor
An ovarian tumor in which the vast majority of the cells (more than 90% of the tumor cells) resemble steroid hormone-secreting cells. It usually presents with androgenic manifestations. Approximately one-third of the cases follow a malignant clinical course. (NCI Thesaurus)
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