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{{Short description|Benign tumors composed of fibrous or connective tissue}}
{{hatnote|'Fibroma' can also refer to [[uterine fibroids]].}}
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Upon gross [[pathology|pathological]] inspection, ovary fibromas are firm and white or tan.
Variants with [[edema]] are especially likely to be associated with [[Meigs' syndrome]].
On [[Microscope|microscopic]] examination, there are intersecting bundles of [[spindle cell]]scells producing [[collagen]].
 
There may be [[thecoma]]tous areas ([[fibrothecoma]]). The presence of an ovarian fibroma can cause [[ovarian torsion]] in some cases.