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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;2(1):40-1.
doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.83273.

Brenner tumor of ovary: An incidental finding

Tulon Borah  1 , Ranjan Kumar Mahanta, Bornali Deori Bora, Sameer Saikia
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Case Reports

Brenner tumor of ovary: An incidental finding

Tulon Borah et al. J Midlife Health. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Brenner tumor is a rare ovarian tumor that is a part of the surface epithelial group of ovarian neoplasm. It is usually asymptomatic and most of the times it is an incidental pathological finding. Here we present a case of benign Brenner tumor of ovary treated surgically.

Keywords: Brenner tumor; ovarian neoplasm; ultrasonography.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cut section of the left-sided Brenner tumor
Figure 2
Figure 2
Microscopy showing epithelial cell nests separated by fibromatous stroma (H and E, ×20)
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