The pathological assessment of ovarian neoplasms. IV: The sex cord-stromal tumours.

All neoplasms of the ovary encountered in a 25-yr study period at the King George V Memorial Hospital were classified according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Histological Classification of Ovarian Tumours. Of just less than 1700 tumours, 168 fell into the category designated as sex cord-stromal tumours, this report analysing their major clinical and pathological correlates. A detailed histological assessment is then presented, including 4 cases of the recently separated subcategory of sclerosing stromal tumour of the ovary.