Intensive systemic chemotherapy is effective against recurrent malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary: An analysis of 10 cases within a single center.

OBJECTIVE: Malignant Brenner tumors (MBTs) of the ovary are very rare, and their definition, biology, and treatment modality have not been established. This study investigated the clinical characteristics of MBTs and the importance of chemotherapy for recurrent disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 10 patients with MBT of the ovary treated at a single tertiary center from 1991 to 2013. RESULTS: The median age was 55.5 years (range, 37-68 years). Nine of the 10 patients were symptomatic. The median size of the ovarian tumors was 10.5 cm (range, 2.5-25.0 cm). The cancer antigen-125 level was elevated in three patients. Six patients had a stage I tumor, one had a stage II tumor, two had a stage III tumor, and one had a stage IV tumor. Six patients received systemic adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery. The mean follow-up duration was 54.5 months (range, 8-173 months). Disease recurrence occurred in four of the 10 patients. The median time to recurrence was 11 months (range, 9-18 months). Two patients with locoregional recurrence showed favorable results after chemotherapy, regardless of the initial stage of the tumor. The patient with the stage IIIC tumor is alive at 13 months after recurrence on current chemotherapy. The patient with the stage IV tumor showed no evidence of the disease > 12 years after the last chemotherapy. Lastly, two patients with distant recurrence died after showing a long-term survival of 49 months and 88 months, respectively, after recurrence and intensive chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that systemic chemotherapy is beneficial in patients with recurrence of a primary MBT of the ovary, especially in the locoregional recurrence.

Malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary: analysis of 13 cases.

OBJECTIVE: Most Brenner tumors are benign, with only 1% being malignant. In this study we report on 13 cases with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary and discuss the clinical, demographic and histologic features. METHOD: Thirteen patients with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary who were treated at Selçuk University Gynecology Department over a 6-year period from January 2004 to December 2010 were retrospectively analysed from hospital electronic medical records. Clinical and pathologic findings were reported. RESULTS: The median age of the study population was 55.69 ± 11.81 years (range 43-79 years). Most of the patients presented with abdominal pain (6/13, 46.2%). The mean size of the ovarian tumors was 9.19 ± 1.34 cm (range 4-16.5 cm). Six patients (46.2%) were in stage III, five (38.5%) in stage I, and two (15.4%) in stage IV. Ten patients (76.9%) received chemotherapy. The mean follow-up was 38.38 ± 23.25 months (range 5-84 months). During follow-up, recurrence was detected in 7 patients (53.8%). The mean recurrence time was 23.8 ± 14.46 months (range 11-48 months). CONCLUSION: In our study, we found that diagnosis was at an advanced stage, and recurrence rate was high. The mainstay of treatment is surgical resection, but the exact regimen and benefit of adjuvant therapy remain unknown.

A case of hypertension with virilisation during pregnancy.

This case report describes the onset of hypertension and virilisation during pregnancy due to a Brenner tumour.

[Chemotherapy of malignant ovarian Brenner tumors. Review of the literature apropos of 2 histological complete remissions after polychemotherapy]. / La chimiothérapie des tumeurs malignes ovariennes de Brenner. Revue de la littérature à propos de deux rémissions complètes histologiques après polychimiothérapie.

The authors report two cases of malignant ovarian Brenner tumor treated by polychemotherapy, that had a complete histological response confirmed by a second look laparotomy. The review of the literature shows that complete responses are exceptional, either after mono- or polychemotherapy.

Malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary. Electron microscopic study of a case responsive to radiation and chemotherapy.

A patient with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary is presented. The tumor responded to combined therapy with radiation plus doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide despite earlier failure on a single alkylating agent (levophenylalanine mustard). The patient next exhibited a brief response to chemotherapy with hexamethylmelamine + cyclophosphamide + amethopterin + 5-fluorouracil. The histologic findings and ultrastructure of the tumor are discussed in detail. The morphologic features are consistent with the proposed origin of Brenner tumors from coelomic epithelium through a process of secondary urothelial metaplasia.