Open AccessGiant brenner tumor of ovary
Author(s) -
Rupali Bavikar,
Sunita Bamanikar,
Harsh Kumar,
Mithilesh Kumar Jha,
Yamini Ingale
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_261_16
Subject(s) - ovary , asymptomatic , malignancy , ovarian tumor , pathological , neoplasm , medicine , pathology , ovarian cancer , cancer
Brenner tumor is a rare ovarian tumor that is a part of the surface epithelial group of ovarian neoplasm. It is usually asymptomatic, and most of the times, it is an incidental pathological finding. They can be subdivided into benign, borderline or proliferative, and malignant neoplasms. The majority of Brenner tumors are benign in nature. Tumors of borderline malignancy are less frequent, and only about 1% of tumors are borderline. Here, we present a rare case of giant Brenner tumor of ovary measuring 28 cm in diameter. This is the case is presented because the giant size of Brenner tumor, although rare gynecologist should be aware of this rare entity