Coexisting Brenner Tumor and Endometrial Carcinoma

نویسندگان

  • Mitakshara Sharma
  • Babita Khangar
  • Varuna Mallya
  • Nita Khurana
  • Sangeeta Gupta
چکیده

Brenner tumor is a rare ovarian neoplasm that is seen in women of the fifth to sixth decade. Classified as benign, borderline, and malignant, these tumors may be associated with estrogen production, thus altering the estrogen-progesterone ratio. High estrogen stimulates the endometrium and this is responsible for producing various pathologies, namely, hyperplasia, atypia, and carcinoma. Very few case reports have been published highlighting the same. A case report is being presented here of a coexisting Brenner tumor and well-differentiated endometrial carcinoma in a 55-year-old nulliparous postmenopausal woman.

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دوره 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017