Open AccessEpithelial Atypia in Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma During the Puerperium
Author(s) -
Spaun Eva,
Toft Bente
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609157395
Subject(s) - mucinous cystadenoma , cystadenoma , medicine , atypia , epithelium , ovary , pathology , gynecology , endometrium , obstetrics , pancreas
A papillary mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary with unique benign epithelial atypia is presented. the tumor was removed from a 33‐year‐old puerperal woman. Morphologically, the lining epithelium of the cystadenoma strikingly resembled the so‐called Arias‐Stella reaction of the endometrial epithelium, a benign cellular atypia produced by chorionic tissue during pregnancy. the atypical epithelium of the endometrium is known to persist several weeks after parturition or abortion, and should not be misinterpreted as malignancy.