Clinical experiences with treatment of granulosa cell tumors

: Symptoms, tumor morphology and clinical course were reviewed in 15 cases of granulosa cell tumors of the ovaries. The main symptoms were irregular menstrual bleedings. In 2 cases were found signs of glandular cystic hyperplasia additionally and in one case an adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. The appropriate treatment was the hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy performed in most of the cases, followed by additional irradiation and polychemotherapy in 4 cases each.