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Mesonephroma of the ovary. A clinical, morphological, and histogenetic appraisal
Author(s) -
Fine Gerald,
Clarke Haldane D.,
Horn Robert C.
Publication year - 1973
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(197302)31:2<398::aid-cncr2820310218>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - ovary , pathology , endometrium , endometriosis , carcinoma , clear cell carcinoma , medicine , mesonephric duct , cystadenocarcinoma , adenocarcinoma , clear cell , biology , cancer , kidney
The clinical and morphological aspects of 32 ovarian tumors of the type considered to be of mesonephric origin have been studied and compared with carcinoma of the endometrium and carcinomas generally considered to arise from the surface covering cells of the ovary. An origin from pluripotential surface epithelium of the ovary or displaced endometrium is supported by a variety of findings: 1. mixed histologic pattern; 2. association with endometriosis, endometrioid carcinoma, and malignant transformation of the surface‐covering cells of the ovary, and 3. histologic similarity to clear cell endometrial carcinoma and of their metastases to papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary.