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Malignant Brenner Tumour
Author(s) -
McKenna H.,
Ansford A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1976.tb02600.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , transitional cell , pathology , metastasis , stroma , urinary bladder , transitional cell carcinoma , medicine , distant metastasis , cancer , bladder cancer , urology , immunohistochemistry
Summary: A case of Brenner tumour is described in which the diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of transitional cell nests with cystic areas and mucoid change in a mature fibrous stroma. The locally infiltrative nature of the tumour, its recurrence, and histological appearance confirm its malignant nature; the lack of metastasis and reasonably long survival suggest the malignancy was of intermediate degree. The history of the patient suggests that the biological behaviour of a low grade papillary transitional cell carcinoma within a Brenner tumour may follow that of urothelial tumours of similar grade within the urinary bladder.