TY - JOUR T1 - Atypical reactive ovarian surface epithelium, a pitfall in pathologic assessment JF - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer JO - Int J Gynecol Cancer SP - 207 LP - 210 DO - 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200602001-00033 VL - 16 IS - Suppl 1 AU - N. E. Aydin AU - Ö. ÇELIK AU - Ş. Hasçalik AU - M. N. Edali Y1 - 2006/01/01 UR - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/16/Suppl_1/207.abstract N2 - A 21-year-old parous woman was operated on due to a torsioned huge hemorrhagic benign ovarian mass. A wedge biopsy of the contralateral ovary revealed endophytic superficial cell clusters with atypical features raising suspicion of malignancy. Detailed pathologic and clinical workup proved these foci as reactive ovarian surface epithelium contrary to various initial interpretations as metastatic, deciduoid, or histiocytic by expert pathologists. ER -