title: Papillary cystadenoma of the mesosalpinx in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
abstract: Papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis is an occasional finding in men with von Hippel-Lindau disease. To date, an analogous lesion has not been described in women with the syndrome. We report a case of an asymptomatic papillary cystadenoma of the mesosalpinx found incidentally during surgery for a renal cell carcinoma in a woman with von Hippel-Lindau disease. This finding supports the notion that similar lesions may arise in both men and women with von Hippel-Lindau disease, perhaps from embryologically related portions of the urogenital tract.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gersell
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000150:complications*; D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000473:pathology; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000150:complications*