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Rete ovarii neoplasm

MedGen UID:
271118
•Concept ID:
C1514909
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: neoplasm of rete ovarii; Rete Ovarii Neoplasm; rete ovarii neoplasm; rete ovarii neoplasm (disease); rete ovarii tumor; rete ovarii tumour; tumor of rete ovarii; tumour of rete ovarii
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003192

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from the rete ovarii which is located in the ovarian hilus. It includes adenoma, cystadenoma, cystadenofibroma, and adenocarcinoma. [from NCI]

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Value of A103 (melan-A) immunostaining in the differential diagnosis of ovarian sex cord stromal tumours.
Stewart CJ, Nandini CL, Richmond JA
J Clin Pathol 2000 Mar;53(3):206-11. doi: 10.1136/jcp.53.3.206. PMID: 10823140Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Brenner tumor associated with rete ovarii: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of six cases exploring the relationship between these entities.
Siatecka H, Masand RP
Hum Pathol 2021 Jul;113:84-91. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.03.010. PMID: 33812844
No evidence of endometriosis within serous and mucinous tumors of the ovary.
Terada T
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2012;5(2):140-2. Epub 2012 Feb 12 PMID: 22400074Free PMC Article
Value of A103 (melan-A) immunostaining in the differential diagnosis of ovarian sex cord stromal tumours.
Stewart CJ, Nandini CL, Richmond JA
J Clin Pathol 2000 Mar;53(3):206-11. doi: 10.1136/jcp.53.3.206. PMID: 10823140Free PMC Article
Intermediate filaments cytokeratin and vimentin in ovarian sex cord-stromal tumours with correlative studies in adult and fetal ovaries.
Benjamin E, Law S, Bobrow LG
J Pathol 1987 Aug;152(4):253-63. doi: 10.1002/path.1711520403. PMID: 2444685
Functioning ovarian tumors with peripheral steroid cell proliferation: a report of twenty-four cases.
Rutgers JL, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1986;5(4):319-37. doi: 10.1097/00004347-198612000-00004. PMID: 3804558

Diagnosis

Brenner tumor associated with rete ovarii: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of six cases exploring the relationship between these entities.
Siatecka H, Masand RP
Hum Pathol 2021 Jul;113:84-91. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.03.010. PMID: 33812844
Value of PAX-8 and SF-1 Immunohistochemistry in the Distinction Between Female Adnexal Tumor of Probable Wolffian Origin and its Mimics.
Goyal A, Masand RP, Roma AA
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2016 Mar;35(2):167-75. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000222. PMID: 26352548
CD10 expression in epithelial tissues and tumors of the gynecologic tract: a useful marker in the diagnosis of mesonephric, trophoblastic, and clear cell tumors.
Ordi J, Romagosa C, Tavassoli FA, Nogales F, Palacin A, Condom E, Torné A, Cardesa A
Am J Surg Pathol 2003 Feb;27(2):178-86. doi: 10.1097/00000478-200302000-00005. PMID: 12548163
An ovarian tumor of probable Wolffian origin.
Delaloye JF, Ruzicka J, De Grandi P
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1993 May;72(4):314-6. doi: 10.3109/00016349309068045. PMID: 8389522
Cysts (cystadenomas) and tumors of the rete ovarii.
Rutgers JL, Scully RE
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1988;7(4):330-42. doi: 10.1097/00004347-198812000-00004. PMID: 2852648

Prognosis

Brenner tumor associated with rete ovarii: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of six cases exploring the relationship between these entities.
Siatecka H, Masand RP
Hum Pathol 2021 Jul;113:84-91. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.03.010. PMID: 33812844
Retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours: clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical findings.
Mooney EE, Nogales FF, Bergeron C, Tavassoli FA
Histopathology 2002 Aug;41(2):110-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01426.x. PMID: 12147087

Clinical prediction guides

Brenner tumor associated with rete ovarii: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of six cases exploring the relationship between these entities.
Siatecka H, Masand RP
Hum Pathol 2021 Jul;113:84-91. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.03.010. PMID: 33812844
Retiform Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours: clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical findings.
Mooney EE, Nogales FF, Bergeron C, Tavassoli FA
Histopathology 2002 Aug;41(2):110-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01426.x. PMID: 12147087
Expression of calretinin in human ovary, testis, and ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors.
Cao QJ, Jones JG, Li M
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2001 Oct;20(4):346-52. doi: 10.1097/00004347-200110000-00006. PMID: 11603218
Serous cysts of the aging guinea pig ovary. II. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
Quattropani SL
Anat Rec 1978 Feb;190(2):285-98. doi: 10.1002/ar.1091900211. PMID: 629407

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