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Brenner tumor of the ovary: A clinicopathologic study of 60 tumors in 54 women
Author(s) -
Silverberg Steven G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197109)28:3<588::aid-cncr2820280310>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , ovary , ovarian tumor , pathology , germinal epithelium , gynecology , ovarian cancer , cancer , spermatogenesis
Abstract Clinical and pathologic data were reviewed in 54 women with ovarian Brenner tumors. Three women had multiple tumors, which were bilateral in 2; 68.5% of the patients were premenopausal, and all but 5 of the tumors were incidental findings. The most frequent indications for surgery had been uterine myomas and various ovarian cysts and tumors. In 14 of the 15 cases in which the origin of a small tumor could be ascertained, the tumor was found either wholly or largely in the ovarian cortex. Mucinous cystadenomas, germinal inclusion cysts, and simple cysts were commonly found in the same ovary as a Brenner tumor, but rarely in the contralateral ovary. These findings suggest that the Brenner tumor probably has its origin in ovarian surface epithelium. Although endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia were frequent in post‐menopausal women with Brenner tumors (5 of 17 cases), it is felt that the Brenner tumor probably possesses no specific hormonal activity.