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. 2007 Dec 4;2:46. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-2-46

Table 1.

Comparison of key histologic features to the mentioned differential diagnosis

Histologic features Fibroma with minor sex cord elements Ovarian Fibromatosis Brenner tumor Adenofibroma
Spindled cells in fascicles & whorls Present Present Present Present
Collagen Variable Abundant variable variable
Normal ovarian follicles Replaced by fibrous stroma Preserved absent absent
Small nests of undifferentiated sex cord type cells Present (<10% of tumor area) absent absent absent
Edema absent Present absent absent
Epithelial nests of transitional/mucinous cells absent absent Present absent