Sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary with masculinization, Meig's syndrome and CA125 elevation in an adolescent girl: A case report.

Background: Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) is an extremely rare sex cord stromal tumor of the ovary. It was first reported and named in 1973. These tumors typically present with pelvic/abdominal pain and tenderness, a mass, and/or abnormal menses, but rarely present with masculinity in children and adolescents.

[Trans-differentiation of Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells into Follicle-like Structure].

Objective: To determine whether hAECs can differentiate into follicle-like structure.

Methods: hAECs were isolated from human term placenta and cultured sequentially in medium supplemented with 5% human follicular fluid. The morphology of the cells was examined by inverted microscope.