CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 44, no. 1, 2018

Histopathological Patterns of Microinvasion in Ovarian Serous Borderline Tumors

[Original Paper]

A-E. CIRSTEA(1), A.E. STEPAN(2), R.E. ZAVOI(3), C.E. SIMIONESCU(2)


(1)PhD Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania,
(2)Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania,
(3)Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania


Abstract:

Stromal microinvasion in ovarian serous borderline tumors can take various aspects, some of which are difficult to identify. Thus, the identification of stromal microinvasion is relatively simple for typical intracystic papillary proliferations such as serous borderline tumors, but may be difficult for tumors with glandular component. The study analyzed 14 cases of ovarian serous borderline tumors diagnosed in patients with mean age of 47,1 years. Histopathologically all tumors corresponded to typical forms in which we identified only two cases of stromal microinvasion. In one case, microinvasion was of eosinophilic type, and in the other case was observed a glandular and micropapillary pattern, being associated with the noninvasive peritoneal implants.


Keywords: serous borderline tumors, microinvasion



Corresponding: A.E. Stepan, Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 66 1 May Avenue, 200628 Craiova, Romania, e-mail: astepan76@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.44.01.03 - Download PDF
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