Primary Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma with Signet Ring Cells – Report of A Rare Case
Published: June 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4473
Jaya Ganesh P, Vimal Chander R, Kanchana M P, Laks hmi Narasimhan
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
3. Professor, Department of Pathology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Egmore, Chennai, India.
4. Professor, Department of Oncology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Egmore, Chennai, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Vimal Chander R,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai – 602105, India.
Phone: 09444471905, E-mail: rvimalchander@gmail.com
Abstract
Presence of signet ring cells in ovarian neoplasms are commonly encountered in Krukenberg tumours of ovary. Unusual presence in primary ovarian mucinous tumours may create a diagnostic difficulty. To the best of our knowledge only very few such cases have been reported in the literature indicating their rarity. We report a case of primary ovarian mucinous carcinoma with signet ring cells. The purpose of this presentation is to sensitize the pathologists to consider primary mucinous carcinoma as a differential diagnosis in tumours with signet ring cells.
Keywords
Mucinous carcinoma ovary, Signet ring cells