Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1997, 181 (3)

A Case of Female Adnexal Tumor of Probable Wolffian Origin: Histologically, Tumor Cells Showed Three Different Patterns

ATOSHIGE WAGATSUMA1, NOBUO YAEGASHI2, TSUNEO NAMIKI3, SHINJI SATO1 and AKIRA YAJIMA1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980 - 77, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Furukawa City Hospital, Furukawa 989-61, and 3Japan Surgical Pathology Laboratory, Sendai 980

  • We report a 63-year-old woman with a female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin, which arose within the leaves of the broad ligament, connected to the left ovary and the fallopian tube. She remains alive without evidence of disease 2 years after left salpingo-oophorectomy without subsequent adjuvant therapy. Microscopically, tumor pells were arranged in three different patterns; closely packed tubules, solid, and sieve-like. Cells had uniform round or oval nuclei and mitoses were rare. Although the majority of these tumors are benign, a few cases have shown malignant potential. Therefore, such tumors should receive careful follow-up for possible recurrence and/or metastasis.
    Key words--- adnexal tumor; Wolffian origin

    Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1997, 181, 371-377

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