Uterus-like mass of the ovary associated with endometrioid carcinoma.
We describe a solid and cystic right ovarian mass removed from a 38-year-old woman. The solid component, which had a central cavity lined by endometriotic tissue and surrounded by a thick muscle wall, strongly resembled a miniature uterus. The contiguous cystic mass was an endometrioid carcinoma. We review the literature and discuss the theories of histogenesis of uterus-like ovarian masses.
Rahilly
M A
MA
Department of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
al-Nafussi
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus