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Uncommon Epithelial Ovarian Tumors

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Diagnostic Pathology of Ovarian Tumors

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This chapter familiarizes the reader with the different types of uncommon epithelial ovarian tumors: Brenner (transitional cell) tumors, mixed Brenner-mucinous tumors, atypical proliferative (transitional cell) tumors, malignant transitional cell tumors (malignant Brenner tumor and transitional cell carcinoma), squamous tumors, mixed epithelial tumors, undifferentiated carcinomas, and malignant mixed mesodermal tumors (carcinosarcoma). The reader will learn about these tumors’ clinical features, macroscopic and microscopic features, relevant ancillary studies, immunophenotypes, and clinical outcomes. Diagnostic pitfalls and differential diagnoses are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. N.W., Washington, DC, 20010, USA

    Jeffrey D. Seidman M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Anna Yemelyanova M.D.

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  1. Dept. Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, York Ave. 1275, NEW YORK, 10021, New York, USA

    Robert A. Soslow

  2. SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Pathology, Stony Brook Univ Medical Center, Hospital Level 2, Room 766, Stony Brook, 11794-7025, New York, USA

    Carmen Tornos

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Seidman, J.D., Yemelyanova, A. (2011). Uncommon Epithelial Ovarian Tumors. In: Soslow, R., Tornos, C. (eds) Diagnostic Pathology of Ovarian Tumors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9751-7_10

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