Concurrent Benign Brenner Tumor and Mucinous Cystadenoma of an Ovary in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report
Abstract
Ovarian cancer is the most fatal gynecologic malignancy. The surface epithelial tumor is the most common type of ovarian cancer. Among these, mucinous tumors account for 10-15% of ovarian tumors. Surgical pathologists find that mucinous ovarian tumors are among the most challenging ovarian neoplasms to interpret. Sometimes, other types of surface epithelial cancers coexist with mucinous tumors. Because of this, it's critical to diagnose mucinous tumors accurately. On the other hand, the association of Brenner tumors with other neoplasms is rare. Ovarian Brenner tumor has always been discussed by pathologists as an enigmatic tumor because of its rarity and disputed histogenesis. Here, we report a rare case of mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with a Brenner component in a 68-year-old postmenopausal woman.References
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