Korean J Pathol.
1992 Oct;26(5):500-503.
Oxyphilic Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anatiomic Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Oxyphilic clear cell carcinoma of the ovary is a variant of clear cell carcinoma with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm described by Young & Scully in 1987. Thorough samplin is needed to identify typical foci of clear cell carcinoma for the differential diagnoses from a variety of ovarian tumors with oxyphilic cells. We report a case of oxyphilic clear cell carcinoma in a 65-year-old female patient who presented with vaginal spotting and lower abdominal discomfort. The excised mass was a 10x8x7cm sized, well circumscribe yellowish white solid ovarian tumor. Microscopically, the tumor showed glandular, papillary and alveolar growth patterns composed of cuboidal or hobnail-shaped oxyphilic cells.
