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For a ''very'' brief overview of gynecologic tumours see: ''[[Gynecologic pathology]]''. | For a ''very'' brief overview of gynecologic tumours see: ''[[Gynecologic pathology]]''. | ||
==Benign mesothelial inclusion cyst== | |||
===Epidemiology=== | |||
*Assoc. with previous surgery. | |||
*May be found incidentally, e.g. during C-section. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*May mimic mucinous tumour - to unexperienced.<ref>GAG 26 Feb 2009.</ref> | |||
*Thin-wall.<ref name=pmid16092670>{{cite journal |author=Urbanczyk K, Skotniczny K, Kucinski J, Friediger J |title=Mesothelial inclusion cysts (so-called benign cystic mesothelioma)--a clinicopathological analysis of six cases |journal=Pol J Pathol |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=81-7 |year=2005 |pmid=16092670 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Clear/translucent fluid. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Benign mesothelium. | |||
**Single layer of squamoid or cuboid mesothelial cells.<ref name=pmid16092670/> | |||
===[[IHC]]=== | |||
*[[CK]] +ve, [[calretinin]] +ve.<ref name=pmid16092670/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||