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 ==Thecoma==
-===General===
+{{Main|Thecoma}}
-*Associated with compression & atrophy of ovarian cortex, thought to arise from medulla.<ref name=pmid18164409/>
-*Approx. 50% have symptoms related to estrogen secretion.<ref name=pmid16810055/>
-**May also be viralizing.
-===Gross===
-Features:
-*Solid yellow mass, usu. well-circumscribed.<ref name=Ref_AoGP398>{{Ref AoGP|398}}</ref>
-DDx:
-*[[Ovarian fibroma]] - white solid mass.<ref name=Ref_AoGP398>{{Ref AoGP|398}}</ref>
-*Fibroma-thecoma (fibrothecoma).
-===Microscopic===
-Features:<ref name=pmid16810055/>
-*Nuclei with oval to spindle morphology.
-*Abundant cytoplasm that is pale, vaculolated -- '''key feature'''.
-====Images====
-<gallery>
-Image:Thecoma_low_mag.jpg | Thecoma - low mag. (WC)
-Image:Thecoma_high_mag.jpg | Thecoma - high mag. (WC)
-</gallery>
-===IHC===
-*Alpha-inhibin +ve (90%+).<ref name=pmid16810055/>
 ==Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour==