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Brenner Tumor

MedGen UID:
2345
•Concept ID:
C0006160
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A tumor composed of solid and cystic nests of neoplastic urothelial-type cells in an abundant stromal component that is dense and fibroblastic in nature. It arises from the ovary and very rarely the paratesticular structures. It includes benign Brenner tumor, borderline Brenner tumor, and malignant Brenner tumor. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comparison of performance between O-RADS, IOTA simple rules risk assessment and ADNEX model in the discrimination of ovarian Brenner tumors.
Shang J, Lei T, Wu L, Lin M, Xie H
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023 Sep;308(3):961-970. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06903-8. PMID: 37186266
Brenner tumor of the ovary - ultrasound features and clinical management of a rare ovarian tumor mimicking ovarian cancer.
Weinberger V, Minář L, Felsinger M, Ovesná P, Bednaříková M, Číhalová M, Jandáková E, Hausnerová J, Chaloupková B, Zikán M
Ginekol Pol 2018;89(7):357-363. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2018.0061. PMID: 30091444
CT and MR imaging of ovarian tumors with emphasis on differential diagnosis.
Jung SE, Lee JM, Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung JI, Hahn ST
Radiographics 2002 Nov-Dec;22(6):1305-25. doi: 10.1148/rg.226025033. PMID: 12432104

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Brenner Tumor of the Ovary: A 10-Year Single Institution Experience and Comprehensive Review of the Literature.
Alloush F, Bahmad HF, Lutz B, Poppiti R, Recine M, Alghamdi S, Goldenberg LE
Med Sci (Basel) 2023 Feb 7;11(1) doi: 10.3390/medsci11010018. PMID: 36810485Free PMC Article
Detailed overview on rare malignant ovarian tumors.
Aust S, Eberst L, Tredan O, Rousset-Jablonski C, Treilleux I, Méeus P, Chopin N, Beurrier F, Charreton A, Véronique D, Hallouz A, Coulon A, Ricoeur A, Mastier C, Bouhamama A, Racadot S, Devouassoux-Shisheboran M, Haddad V, Ray-Coquard I
Bull Cancer 2020 Mar;107(3):385-390. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2020.01.011. PMID: 32115180
Borderline Brenner Tumor: A Review of the Literature.
Zheng R, Heller DS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2019 Oct;143(10):1278-1280. Epub 2019 Feb 19 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0285-RS. PMID: 30779594
Different staining patterns of ovarian Brenner tumor and the associated mucinous tumor.
Roma AA, Masand RP
Ann Diagn Pathol 2015 Feb;19(1):29-32. Epub 2014 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2014.12.002. PMID: 25596159
Somatostatin receptors in differentiated ovarian tumors.
Reubi JC, Horisberger U, Klijn JG, Foekens JA
Am J Pathol 1991 May;138(5):1267-72. PMID: 1850962Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Brenner's tumour of the ovary.
Ravichandran M, Hussain T
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Aug 25;15(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249648. PMID: 36007970Free PMC Article
Brenner tumors.
Costeira FS, Félix A, Cunha TM
Br J Radiol 2022 Feb 1;95(1130):20210687. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210687. PMID: 34928171Free PMC Article
Mucinous Neoplasms of the Ovary: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.
Marko J, Marko KI, Pachigolla SL, Crothers BA, Mattu R, Wolfman DJ
Radiographics 2019 Jul-Aug;39(4):982-997. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019180221. PMID: 31283462Free PMC Article
Ovarian tumors. A review.
Scully RE
Am J Pathol 1977 Jun;87(3):686-720. PMID: 194486Free PMC Article
The malignant Brenner tumor.
Hull MG, Campbell GR
Obstet Gynecol 1973 Oct;42(4):527-34. doi: 10.1097/00006250-197310000-00007. PMID: 4742657

Therapy

A report of twenty cases of ovarian Brenner tumor and literature review: a case series study.
Lou Z, Mei L, Wan Z, Zhang W, Gao J
BMC Womens Health 2024 Aug 27;24(1):471. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-03316-4. PMID: 39192213Free PMC Article
Peritoneal tuberculosis with benign ovarian tumor.
Lata Verma M, Tripathi V, Singh U, Agarwal P, Sachan R, Lata Sankwar P
Indian J Tuberc 2019 Oct;66(4):499-501. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2018.12.001. PMID: 31813439
A case of hypertension with virilisation during pregnancy.
Graham DF, Hadlow N, Tsokos N, Oates R
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2010 Dec;50(6):578-80. Epub 2010 Sep 16 doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01223.x. PMID: 21133873
Borderline ovarian tumors: a review of treatment.
Chambers JT
Yale J Biol Med 1989 Jul-Aug;62(4):351-65. PMID: 2556863Free PMC Article
Surgical considerations in gynecologic endocrine disorders.
Tyson JE
Surg Clin North Am 1974 Apr;54(2):425-42. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)40289-6. PMID: 4361608

Prognosis

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary. Review of the literature.
Koufopoulos N, Nasi D, Goudeli C, Antoniadou F, Kokkali S, Pigadioti E, Provatas I, Maggo E, Ardavanis A, Terzakis E, Arkoumani E, J Agnantis N, Apostolikas N, Khaldi L
J BUON 2019 Sep-Oct;24(5):1776-1784. PMID: 31786837
Mucinous Neoplasms of the Ovary: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.
Marko J, Marko KI, Pachigolla SL, Crothers BA, Mattu R, Wolfman DJ
Radiographics 2019 Jul-Aug;39(4):982-997. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019180221. PMID: 31283462Free PMC Article
Morphologic, Immunophenotypic, and Molecular Features of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
Ramalingam P
Oncology (Williston Park) 2016 Feb;30(2):166-76. PMID: 26892153
Borderline ovarian tumors: a review of treatment.
Chambers JT
Yale J Biol Med 1989 Jul-Aug;62(4):351-65. PMID: 2556863Free PMC Article
Malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary.
Chen KT, Hoffmann KD
J Surg Oncol 1988 Dec;39(4):260-3. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930390409. PMID: 3057285

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and morphological features of the ovarian brenner tumour: current state of the problem.
Myroshnychenko MS, Dyadyk OO, Urzhumov VD, Kapustnyk NV, Borzenkova IV, Selivanova LI, Torianyk II, Fedulenkova YY, Kalashnyk IM, Tkachenko PV, Hryhorenko VR, Molodan DV, Myroshnychenko SS
Wiad Lek 2020;73(7):1420-1426. PMID: 32759431
Extraovarian Brenner tumor in the uterus: a case report and review of literature.
Hu RY, Deng YJ, Zhu HH, Zhou J, Hu M, Liang XQ, Xiao QJ, Zhou L, Peng XY, Zhang XW, Ji N, Deng H
Diagn Pathol 2020 Mar 12;15(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13000-019-0906-1. PMID: 32164751Free PMC Article
Brenner tumor of the ovary - ultrasound features and clinical management of a rare ovarian tumor mimicking ovarian cancer.
Weinberger V, Minář L, Felsinger M, Ovesná P, Bednaříková M, Číhalová M, Jandáková E, Hausnerová J, Chaloupková B, Zikán M
Ginekol Pol 2018;89(7):357-363. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2018.0061. PMID: 30091444
Morphologic, Immunophenotypic, and Molecular Features of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
Ramalingam P
Oncology (Williston Park) 2016 Feb;30(2):166-76. PMID: 26892153
HISTOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS ON MUCINS IN HUMAN OVARIAN NEOPLASMS.
GARCIA-BUNUEL R, MONIS B
Cancer 1964 Sep;17:1108-18. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(196409)17:9<1108::aid-cncr2820170903>3.0.co;2-8. PMID: 14211782

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