What is "thecoma"

n. A benign ovarian neoplasm composed only of theca cells.

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours.

They are typically estrogen-producing and they occur in older women (mean age 59; 84% after menopause). (They can, however, appear before menopause.)

Sixty percent of patients present with abnormal uterine bleeding, and 20% have endometrial carcinoma.