Malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary: two cases of unusual histologic features of relapsed tumors

J Obstet Gynaecol (Tokyo 1995). 1995 Jun;21(3):249-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1995.tb01005.x.

Abstract

This study focused on unusual histologic features observed in 2 relapsed Brenner tumors. Case 1: A 67-year-old woman had a malignant Brenner tumor. The tumor relapsed was squamous-cell carcinoma. Case 2: A 51-year-old woman had a proliferating and malignant Brenner tumor with mucinous metaplasia. The relapsed tumor was a well-differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma. These cases suggest that: (1) the relapsed tumor cells survived chemotherapy; and (2) the relapsed tumor cells transformed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Brenner Tumor / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*