clear cell ovarian tumour
Last reviewed 01/2018
These are uncommon, accounting for 5 - 11% of primary ovarian tumours (1). They are bilateral in about 5% of cases.
Histologically, they resemble tumours of mesonephroid origin. About 25% of cases occur in association with endometriosis and they may be associated with humorally mediated hypercalcaemia (1).
Reference:
- Cannistra (1993). Cancer of the ovary. NEJM, 329 (21) 1550-1557