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A rare case of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with heterologous mucinous glands and tiny carcinoid-like foci in a 33-year-old female is reported. In addition to these heterologous elements, peculiar cells, which were oval, eosinophilic and neuron-specific enolase (NSE)-positive, were also observed and had not been described previously. These NSE-immunoreactive cells were different from argentaffin cells observed in mucinous glands and carcinoid-like foci, and seemed to play a significant role in the appearance of the heterologous mucinous gland. The nature of this peculiar NSE-immunoreactive cell is discussed.
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Arai, N., Misugi, K., Kamiya, T. et al. An ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with heterologous mucinous gland and NSE-immunoreactive-cell. Arch Gynecol Obstet 243, 55–60 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931552
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