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A Case of Ovarian Brenner Tumor with Stromal Estrogenic Activity
Author(s) -
Morimura Yutaka,
Ohishi Mari,
Hoshi Kazuhiko,
Sato Akira,
Munakata Satoru,
Azuma Tatuo
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1994.tb00444.x
Subject(s) - stromal cell , cancer research , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , oncology
An 88‐year‐old menopausal Japanese female suffering from atypical genital bleeding received a left oophorectomy for a tumor of the left ovary. A vaginal smear before removal of the tumor revealed high estrogenic activity. The patient's ovarian tumor was a benign Brenner tumor and contained theca‐like cells in its stroma. The pathological findings relating to these theca‐like cells suggested their estrogenic activity, and a vaginal smear after removal of the tumor revealed that estrogenic activity had disappeared.