Uterus-like mass of the ovary

GÜREL D., TUNA E. B., YÖRÜKOĞLU K.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.103-106, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.103-106
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Uterus-like mass, ovary, congenital anomaly
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report an incidental case of uterus-like mass located in the right ovary. A mass, measuring 7 mm in its largest dimension was noted in the right ovary of a 54-year-old women. Histologically, the lesion was resembling a miniature uterus with a cavity lined by a tubal-like epithelium, and surrounded with circumscribed smooth muscle bundles. Since 1981, 8 cases of uterus-like mass arising from the ovaries have been reported and their pathogenetic mechanism has been explained by two basic theories; congenital anomaly and metaplasia. The present case was incidentally found. The uterus was unicornus secondary to fusion defect of mullerian duct during embriogenesis supporting the congenital anomaly theory.