Diseases

Brenner Tumor

A smooth, solid or cystic fibroepithelial (FIBROEPITHELIAL NEOPLASMS) tumor, usually found in the OVARIES but can also be found in the adnexal region and the KIDNEYS. It consists of a fibrous stroma with nests of epithelial cells that sometimes resemble the transitional cells lining the urinary bladder. Brenner tumors generally are benign and asymptomatic. Malignant Brenner tumors have been reported.

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A smooth, solid or cystic fibroepithelial (FIBROEPITHELIAL NEOPLASMS) tumor, usually found in the OVARIES but can also be found in the adnexal region and the KIDNEYS. It consists of a fibrous stroma with nests of epithelial cells that sometimes resemble the transitional cells lining the urinary bladder. Brenner tumors generally are benign and asymptomatic. Malignant Brenner tumors have been reported.

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  • Benign Brenner Tumor
  • Brenner Tumor of Ovary
  • Malignant Brenner Tumor
  • Ovarian Brenner Tumor
  • Proliferative Brenner Tumor
  • Brenner Tumor, Benign
  • Brenner Tumor, Malignant
  • Brenner Tumor, Proliferative
  • Ovary Brenner Tumor

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with OVARIAN NEOPLASMS (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brenner Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001948. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001948
  2. Brenner Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_tumour
  3. Brenner Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55790443