Brenner tumor of the ovary with extensive stromal luteinization presenting in pregnancy: report of a case and review of the literature.
Brenner tumor in pregnancy is rare, with only two reported cases in association with intrauterine pregnancy. A 30-year-old woman, G1P0, was found to have an adnexal mass at 15 weeks of gestation. The mass was resected at Cesarean section and found to be a Brenner tumor with areas of stromal luteinization. Brenner tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of adnexal masses presenting during pregnancy. The stromal luteinization was probably related to the hormonal environment of the pregnancy.
Yang
D M
DM
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Heller
D S
DS
Ganesh
V
V
Gittens
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L
D000328:Adult; D001948:Brenner Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D034461:Luteinization / Q000502:physiology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis