Brenner tumors are an uncommon surface epithelial tumor of the ovary. We report a case of a 68yearold woman, with a right ovarian mass, whose morphology and immunoprofile were. This website is intended for pathologists and laboratory personnel, who understand that medical information is imperfect and must be interpreted using reasonable medical judgment. These are benign brenner tumor and they can cause much pain and discomfort. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer that is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. Ovarian brenner tumor is an uncommon epithelial tumor that accounts for 1. Oct 29, 2014 borderline brenner tumor of the ovary is a rare entity characterized by papillary structures with a fibrovascular core, covered by a transitional epithelium, and by the absence of stromal infiltration. These tumors belong to a group called epithelial tumors also see nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Brenner tumors account for 3% of ovarian epithelial neoplasms. Not well organized, irregularly shaped, fast growing, infiltrative growth, metastatic. The average age at presentation is 50 years with 71% of the patients being more than 40 years. Brenner tumor synonyms, brenner tumor pronunciation, brenner tumor translation, english dictionary definition of brenner tumor.
Brenner tumor is a rare ovarian tumor that is a part of the surface epithelial group of ovarian neoplasm. They can very rarely occur in other locations, including the testis. It is usually asymptomatic and most of the times it is an incidental pathological finding. We report a case of borderline malignant brenner tumor that imaged as a cystic lesion with papillary. May 04, 2015 cistoadenoma seroso, cistoadenoma mucinoso y teratoma katia, aracelis y fernanda. Mostly benign clinical course 99% of brenner tumours benign. Brenner tumours very rarely can occur in other locations, including the testes. Malignant brenner tumor of the ovary sciencedirect. Brenner tumor definition of brenner tumor by medical. Whereas the magnetic resonance imaging features of benign brenner tumors have been described, reports of malignant findings are limited. Borderline brenner tumor of the ovary is a rare entity characterized by papillary structures with a fibrovascular core, covered by a transitional epithelium, and by the absence of stromal infiltration. Malignant brenner tumor of ovary pubmed central pmc. Er besitzt meist kugelige bis ovoide gestalt, graue, gelbliche oder wei. Initial stages of malignant cancer may typically show benign growth.
Techniques and innovative treatments charper 46 in international manual of. Here we present a case of benign brenner tumor of ovary treated surgically. Brenner tumor histology, radiology, treatment, types. The influence of cytoreductive surgery on progressionfree interval. Brenner tumor definition of brenner tumor by the free. They are most frequently found incidentally on pelvic examination or at laparotomy. Only approximately 2% of all ovarian tumors are brenner tumors. It was originally known as a transitional cell tumor due to its histological similarity to the urothelium. Cistoadenoma seroso, cistoadenoma mucinoso y teratoma katia, aracelis y fernanda.
Mar 18, 2004 ovarian brenner tumor is an uncommon epithelial tumor that accounts for 1. Recently, transistional cell carcinoma of the ovary has been related to serous carcinoma. It is associated, by definition, with a benign component of brenner tumor. Brenner tumor definition of brenner tumor by medical dictionary. Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, faculty of medicine, cairo university, cairo, egypt received april 21, 1977 a case of malignancy arising in a brenner tumor of the ovary in a woman 23 years old is described. Brenner tumor of the ovary is a relatively uncommon neoplasm. Su presentacion clinica y caracteristicas macroscopicas son similares a las del tumor borderline. Tcc of the ovary is probably distinct from the malignant brenner tumour. Figura 4 a tumor seroso benigno cistoadenoma seroso integro e b apos a. Brenner tumor is a fibroepithelial tumor composed of transitional epithelial cell nests, similar to bladder epithelium. Jul 02, 2015 brenner tumor is a fibroepithelial tumor composed of transitional epithelial cell nests, similar to bladder epithelium. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
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