Benign Brenner tumor of ovary - A rare case report
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 10
Abstract
Ovarian tumors are common forms of neoplasia in women and it accounts for about 30.0% of female genital cancers. Brenner tumors are subgroup of transitional cell tumors. Benign Brenner tumors are usually unilateral, small and solid. But in our case the tumor was very huge though showing all features of benign Brenner tumor on histopathological examination. For the diagnosis of benign Brenner tumor, radiological investigations are not a reliable tool. Therefore histopathological examination remains gold standard method for final diagnosis of this entity. This case report of large benign Brenner tumor is presented here because of its rarity.
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Nehal Tiwari, Hardik Gandhi
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