Abstract
Brenner tumors of the ovary are rare tumors accounting for approximately2 % of all ovarian malignancies.Predominantly unilateral in presentation.Bilateral behavior of the tumor is an unusual occurance that occurs in less than 10 % of all the Brenner tumors.Generally it occurs in postmenopausal and infrequently in young reproductive agegroup ,mostly presentation remains asymptomatic and mainly incidental findings are the key to diagnosis.They are now placed in the category of surface epithelial tumors of the ovary and thought of taking its origin fom surface epithelium via transitional cell metaplasia.They are mostly less than 2 cms ,generally well circumscribed.This extraordinary case is a case of a 30 year old female who presented with bilateral Brenner tumor of the ovaries.
Highlights
Brenner tumors of the ovary are rare tumors accounting for approximately 2 % of all ovarian malignancies.[1]
Bilateral behavior of the tumor is an unusual occurrence that occurs in less than 10 % of all the Brenner tumors.[2]. It occurs in postmenopausal and infrequently in young reproductive age group, mostly presents as asymptomatic and mainly incidental findings are the key to diagnosis 2.They are placed in the category of surface epithelial tumors of the ovary and thought of taking its origin fom surface epithelium via transitional cell metaplasia
Brenner tumor is a fibroepithelial tumor comprising of transitional cell epithelial nests which look similar to bladder epithelium.[1]
Summary
Brenner tumors of the ovary are rare tumors accounting for approximately 2 % of all ovarian malignancies.[1] Predominantly unilateral in presentation. Bilateral behavior of the tumor is an unusual occurrence that occurs in less than 10 % of all the Brenner tumors.[2] Generally it occurs in postmenopausal and infrequently in young reproductive age group, mostly presents as asymptomatic and mainly incidental findings are the key to diagnosis 2.They are placed in the category of surface epithelial tumors of the ovary and thought of taking its origin fom surface epithelium via transitional cell metaplasia They are mostly less than 2 cms ,generally well circumscribed.[2,3] They arise from ovarian surface epithelium or pelvic mesothelium (coelomic epithelium) through a transitional metaplastic process.[2,3]. In 30% of the cases an association with another epithelial ovarian neoplasm, including mucinous cystadenomas, serous cystadenomas, dermoid cysts, fibromas and simple cysts can be seen[3,4]
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