Benign Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract

Reproductive Age Group - Neoplastic Ovarian Masses

 

Mucinous ovarian tumors

may grow to large dimensions

lobulated, smooth surface, multilocular

Bilateral in up to 10% of cases

Five to ten percent of mucinous ovarian tumors are malignant.

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Reproductive Age Group - Neoplastic Ovarian Masses

 

Mucoid material is present within the cystic loculations

may  be  di cult  to  distinguish  histologically  from  metastatic

gastrointestinal malignancies

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Reproductive Age Group - Neoplastic Ovarian Masses

 

Other  benign  ovarian  tumors  include  bromas  (a  focus  of  stromal

cells),  Brenner  tumors  (which  appear  grossly  similar  to  bromas  and

which  are  frequently  found  incidentally),  and  mixed  forms  of  tumors

such as the cystadeno broma.

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 Fibroma

Meig’s Syndrome

de ned as the triad of benign ovarian tumor with ascites and pleural

e usion that resolves after resection of the tumor.

40%  of  ovarian  bromas  are  associated  with  ascites  and  pleural

e usion

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