Jeffrey D. Seidman

A portion of the fimbriated end of the fallopian tube known as the fimbria ovarica extends along the lateral edge of the mesosalpinx to the ovary to which it is attached at its lateral pole. Seventy-four examples of fimbrial plicae that wer…

Ovarian epithelial inclusions lined by mucinous epithelium are rare and of uncertain origin. Ovaries containing such inclusions were studied in 42 women. The inclusions were divided into 3 groups: serous epithelial lined with typical ciliat…

Most non-neoplastic lesions of the ovaries have not been comprehensively examined in the contemporary literature. We evaluated completely embedded ovaries from 403 unselected, consecutive patients who had grossly normal adnexa. These includ…

Iron is a well-documented carcinogen based on both animal models and observational studies in humans. There are limited published data on pseudoxanthomatous salpingitis, an uncommon condition characterized by the accumulation of histiocytes…

The incessant ovulation hypothesis for the etiology of ovarian carcinoma has been accepted for decades, but recent evidence strongly implicates the fallopian tube mucosa as the source of most high-grade "ovarian serous carcinomas." Menstrua…

The origin of ovarian epidermoid cyst is unknown. Sixteen ovarian and 2 paraovarian squamous-lined cysts unassociated with teratomatous elements were studied. The ovarian cysts represented 1.5% of consecutive ovarian surface epithelial tumo…

We have observed luminal and mucosal calcifications frequently surrounded by a mantle of bland epithelium in the fallopian tubes ("salpingoliths") of women with serous tumors of the ovaries. These lesions resemble noninvasive peritoneal "im…

Criteria for the diagnosis of adenomyosis vary widely in practice. The reported frequency of adenomyosis in hysterectomy specimens varies from 5-70% in published series. In this study, 1252 pathology reports on hysterectomy specimens from w…

Endometriosis occasionally exhibits cytologic atypia in the lining of endometriotic cysts or hyperplasia resembling uterine endometrial hyperplasias, but the risk of development of adenocarcinoma in these patients is unknown. A total of 105…

The abnormal localized deposition of lipofuscin-laden macrophages in the lamina propria of the fallopian tube (pseudoxanthomatous salpingiosis) is reported in two women. In both cases there was evidence of longstanding endometriosis; necrot…