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J Clin Pathol 57:151-154 doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.011338
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Non-neoplastic granulosa cells within ovarian vascular channels: a rare potential diagnostic pitfall

Table 1

Patient details, pathological findings, and referral diagnoses

Case Age Operation Other pathology in ovary with granulosa cells in lymphovascular channels Other pathology Referral diagnosis
BSO, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; LSO, left salpingo-oophorectomy; RSO, right salpingo-oophorectomy; TAH+BSO, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
Case 1 47 TAH+BSO None Uterine leiomyomas Not applicable
Case 2 46 TAH+BSO Endometriosis Endometriosis other ovary; adenomyosis ?Metastatic adenocarcinoma, probably from breast; ?carcinoid
Case 3 44 TAH+BSO Endometriosis Endometriosis other ovary ?Metastatic carcinoma breast; ?carcinoid; ?metastatic malignant melanoma; ?mesothelial cells
Case 4 37 LSO Benign cystic teratoma (struma ovarii) ?Immature neural elements
Case 5 22 RSO Benign cystic teratoma ?Immature neural elements
Case 6 31 BSO Follicular cysts Follicular cysts other ovary; squamous cell carcinoma cervix 3 years earlier ?Metastatic squamous carcinoma

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