Metastatic carcinoid tumor of the ovary.

摘要: Abstract 1. The histology, pathology, and clinical behavior of carcinoid tumors the intestinal tract have been reviewed. Their slow growth relative benignancy are stressed. Chemically, ability cells to reduced silver compounds is a specific diagnostic characteristic earning for them alternate designation argentaffin tumors. 2. Carcinoid female genital organs rare. A primary form, associated with cystic teratomas containing segments gastrointestinal or respiratory tract, both, has recorded. 3. secondary metastatic form even more uncommon. ovarian hepatic carcinoid, an appendiceal tumor, herein reported. 4. Ovarian occurring coincidentally carcinoids present problems in diagnosis origin neoplasm. 5. microscopic resemblance granulosa-cell neoplasms indicated. Masson-Fontana stain decisive making true differential diagnosis.