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Benign Epithelial Hyperplasia (Secretory Cell Outgrowths)
D efinition — Benign, self-limited clonal proliferations of tubal secretory-type cells with variable ciliation.
Clinical Features
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis
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Secretory cell outgrowths (SCOUTs) are common proliferations seen most commonly in the sixth and seventh decades of life but may be found earlier.
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They are increased somewhat in fallopian tubes of women with borderline or malignant serous tumors. However, whether they have a direct relationship to serous neoplasia is unknown.
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SCOUTs are presumably an outgrowth from a specialized progenitor cell in the fallopian tube.
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