Vaginal brenner tumor.
Extraovarian Brenner tumors are extremely rare. We report a case of vaginal Brenner tumor occurring in an 84-year-old woman. The tumor presented with vulvar irritation and soreness and consisted of a 1.8-cm polypoid mass arising from the lower third of the vagina. Microscopically, it had all the 3 components--urothelial islands, glands, and fibrous stroma--characteristic of a Brenner tumor. We suggest that vaginal Brenner tumors arise from a metaplastic process within the mullerian epithelium.
Department of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. rsl@bgu.ac.il
Ruthy
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Shaco-Levy
Daniel
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Benharroch
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001948:Brenner Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery