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Rapid Communication| Volume 1, ISSUE 1, P57-59, 1988

Gynandroblastoma of the ovary in a young child

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      Abstract

      We describe a 4½-year-old girl with breast development due to a sex cord—stromal tumor histologically identified as a gynandroblastoma. Excision of this tumor resulted in complete resolution of symptoms without tumor recurrence.

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