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==Choriocarcinoma==
==Choriocarcinoma==
===General===
{{Main|Choriocarcinoma}}
*Aggressive clinical course.
*Usually a mixed tumour, i.e. pure choriocarcinoma is rare, e.g. [[dysgerminoma]] + choriocarcinoma.
 
====Clinical====
*High beta-hCG -- usually > 10,000 IU.
*Vaginal bleeding.
*Occasionally thyrotoxicosis.<ref name=pmid8395487>{{Cite journal  | last1 = O'Reilly | first1 = S. | last2 = Lyons | first2 = DJ. | last3 = Harrison | first3 = M. | last4 = Gaffney | first4 = E. | last5 = Cullen | first5 = M. | last6 = Clancy | first6 = L. | title = Thyrotoxicosis induced by choriocarcinoma a report of two cases. | journal = Ir Med J | volume = 86 | issue = 4 | pages = 124, 127 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 8395487 }}</ref>
 
====Epidemiology====
*May be preceded by a [[complete hydatidiform mole]].<ref name=Ref_PBoD1110-1>{{Ref PBoD|1110-1111}}</ref>
*More common in the far east.
*More common at extremes of fertile age (teens and 40-50 years).
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Two cell populations:
#'''C'''ytotrophoblasts - '''key feature'''.
#*'''C'''lear cytoplasm.
#*Polygonal shaped cells in cords/masses.
#*Distinct cell borders.
#*Single uniform nucleus.
#Syncytiotrophoblasts - may be absent.<ref>URL: [http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=4&Case=36 http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=4&Case=36]. Accessed on: 8 February 2011.</ref>
#*Large + many irreg. or lobular hyperchromatic nuclei.
#*Eosinophilic vacuolated cytoplasm (contains hCG).
*+/-Hemorrhage - classically in the centre of the lesion.
*+/-Necrosis.
 
Notes:
*No ''[[chorionic villi]]'' should be present.
**If chorionic villi are present... it is likely a type of [[hydatidiform mole]].
*The dual cell population may not be evident at first.
**Hemorrhage and marked nuclear pleomorphism are suggestive of the diagnosis.
 
DDx:
*[[Invasive hydatidiform mole]].
*[[Placental site trophoblastic tumour]] (PSTT).
 
====Images====
www:
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=5&Case=36 Choriocarcinoma - low mag. (webpathology.com)].
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=36&n=1 Choriocarcinoma (webpathology.com)].
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=4&Case=36 Choriocarcinoma (webpathology.com)].
*[http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/138/1/220.full Choriocarcinoma (chestjournal.chestpubs.org)].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Venkatram | first1 = S. | last2 = Muppuri | first2 = S. | last3 = Niazi | first3 = M. | last4 = Fuentes | first4 = GD. | title = A 24-year-old pregnant patient with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. | journal = Chest | volume = 138 | issue = 1 | pages = 220-3 | month = Jul | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1378/chest.09-2688 | PMID = 20605823 }}</ref>
*[http://oac.med.jhmi.edu/Pathology/Repro/Placenta/279B_Full.html Choriocarcinoma - uterus (med.jhmi.edu)].
<gallery>
Image:Choriocarcinoma_-2-_high_mag.jpg | Choriocarcinoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Choriocarcinoma_-2-_very_high_mag.jpg | Choriocarcinoma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
</gallery>
===IHC===
*Beta-hCG +ve.
**Classically said to be produced by syncytiotrophoblasts.<ref name=pmid20735820>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cole | first1 = LA. | title = Biological functions of hCG and hCG-related molecules. | journal = Reprod Biol Endocrinol | volume = 8 | issue =  | pages = 102 | month =  | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1186/1477-7827-8-102 | PMID = 20735820 | PMC = 2936313 | URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936313/ }}</ref>
***Cytotrophoblasts also produce some<ref name=pmid20735820/><ref name=pmid12242037>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kovalevskaya | first1 = G. | last2 = Genbacev | first2 = O. | last3 = Fisher | first3 = SJ. | last4 = Caceres | first4 = E. | last5 = O'Connor | first5 = JF. | title = Trophoblast origin of hCG isoforms: cytotrophoblasts are the primary source of choriocarcinoma-like hCG. | journal = Mol Cell Endocrinol | volume = 194 | issue = 1-2 | pages = 147-55 | month = Aug | year = 2002 | doi =  | PMID = 12242037 }}</ref> - usu. no staining.
*MUC-4 +ve.<ref name=pmid18059230>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mao | first1 = TL. | last2 = Kurman | first2 = RJ. | last3 = Huang | first3 = CC. | last4 = Lin | first4 = MC. | last5 = Shih | first5 = IeM. | title = Immunohistochemistry of choriocarcinoma: an aid in differential diagnosis and in elucidating pathogenesis. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 31 | issue = 11 | pages = 1726-32 | month = Nov | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318058a529 | PMID = 18059230 }}</ref>
*Ki-67 +ve -- typically >30%.


==Teratoma==
==Teratoma==

Revision as of 22:26, 12 July 2013

This article covers germ cell tumours, often abbreviated GCT, which classically arise in the gonads (ovary, testis). They are also found in the midline and make appearances in neuropathology (e.g. pineal gland) and in the mediastinum.

Overview

Germ cell tumour - types

Precusor:

Germ cell tumours (GCTs):

Grossing

  • 1 cm^2 of tumour per cm of maximal tumour dimension - guideline for testicular cancer.[1]

IHC for GCTs

ABCDs of GCTs:

  • AFP - yolk sac tumour.
  • Beta-hCG - choriocarcinoma.
  • CD30 - embryonal carcinoma.
  • D2-40 - seminoma.

Tabular summary of GCTs

Tumour Key feature Microscopic IHC Other Image
Intratubular germ cell neoplasia (ITGCN) nests of small fried egg cells large central nucleus, clear
cytoplasm, squared-off nuclear membrane, nucleoli[2] 		CD117 appearance similar to seminoma
ITGCN (WC/Nephron)
Germinoma / Seminoma / Dysgerminoma fried egg cells fried egg-like cells (central nucleus, clear
cytoplasm) with squared-off nuclear
membrane, nucleoli, lymphocytic infiltrate, granulomata,
syncytiotrophoblastic giant cells[3] 		D2-40 seminoma = male version of this tumour; dysgerminoma = female version of this tumour
Seminoma (WC/Nephron)
Yolk sac tumour (endodermal sinus tumour) Schiller-Duval bodies Schiller-Duval b. = central blood vessel surrounded by epithelial-like cells a space and more epithelial-like cells, variable arch. AFP patterns: microcystic, solid, hepatoid
Yolk sac tumour (WC)
Embryonal carcinoma prominent nucleoli, vescicular nuclei var. arch.: tubulopapillary, glandular, solid, embryoid bodies (ball of cells in surrounded by empty space on three sides), +/-nuclear overlap, mitoses common CD30 usu. part of a mixed GCT
Embryonal carcinoma (WC/Nephron)
Choriocarcinoma clear cytoplasm cells with abundant clear cytoplasm and eccentric atypical nuclei (cytotrophoblast), very large (multinucleated) cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and extreme nuclear atypia (syncytiotrophoblast) beta-hCG may be preceded by a complete hydatidiform mole
Choriocarcinoma. (WC/Nephron)
Teratoma, immature primitive neuroepithelium pseudostratified epithelium in rosettes (gland-like arrangement) None testicular teratomas in post-pubertal males are all considered malignant[4]
Primitive neuroepithelium (WC/Nephron)
Mixed germ cell tumour NA common combinations: teratoma + embryonal carcinoma + endodermal sinus tumour (yolk sac tumour) (TEE); seminoma + embryonal (SE); embryonal + teratoma (TE) NA -
Mixed GCT (WC/Nephron)
Gonadoblastoma primitive germ cells (central nucleus, moderate (eosinophilic) cytoplasm); sex cord element sex cord element may be either granulosa cells (follicle-like arch.) or Sertoli cells (trabecular arch.) ? often abnormal karyotype; usu. Y chromosome present
Gonadoblastoma (WC/Nephron)

Molecular pathology

Most common cytogenetic abnormality in GCTs:

  • Isochromosome p12.[5]
    • Isochromosome = one arm (p or q) is lost and replaced with a duplicate of the remaining one.
      • Example: isochromosome p12 = chromosome 12 where q is lost and two p arms are present.[6]

Germinoma

Comes in three flavours:

  • Germinoma.
  • Seminoma.
  • Dysgerminoma.

Germinoma

Is the generic version of this tumour. It is found in the midline (brain, mediastinum).

Image: Germinoma (upmc.edu).[7]

Seminoma

Main article: Seminoma

A common GCT in males.

Dysgerminoma

Main article: Ovarian tumours#Dysgerminoma

A common GCT in females.

Yolk sac tumour

Main article: Yolk sac tumour

Embryonal carcinoma

Main article: Embryonal carcinoma

Choriocarcinoma

Main article: Choriocarcinoma

Teratoma

General

  • May be benign or malignant.
  • Are supposed to consists of all three germ layers - this is not always true.
  • May be associated with sacral agenesis.[8]

Important note:

  • The site of the tumour, age and sex are very important for predicting the behaviour of a teratoma:[9]
    • Immature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.
    • Mature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.

Classification

  1. Mature.
    • Common in females.
    • Usually benign.
    • Mature component may give rise to a malignancy like elsewhere in the body.
  2. Immature.
    • Uncommon.
    • Often malignant.
  3. Monodermal.
    • Rare.
    • Highly specialized.

Mature teratoma

Features - three germ cell layers (usually):[10]

  1. Endoderm:
    • Skin, (mature) CNS.
  2. Mesoderm:
    • Muscle, bone, connective tissue, blood.
  3. Ectoderm:
    • Internal organs.

Note:

  • May consist of skin only - in which case it is commonly called a dermoid.
Images

  • Mature teratoma - low mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Mature teratoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

Fetus in fetu

  • Grouped with mature teratoma, as it is considered a well-developed mature teratoma.[11][12]
    • It has been suggested they are distinct from teratomas.[13]
      • They could be thought of as a parasitic twin.

Features:

  • Discrete mass consisting of mature tissues that form well-developed structures with the normal anatomical relations.
    • Separated from teratoma by the presence of a vertebral column.[14]

Immature teratoma

Features:

  • Immature if neural tissue is present:[15]
    • Vaguely resembles pseudostratified respiratory epithelium.
  • Islands of small hyperchromatic cells - "blastema".
  • +/-Cartilage.
  • +/-Adipocytes.
  • +/-Colonic type mucosa.
  • +/-Stratified squamous epithelium (skin).

DDx:[16]

Images

  • Primitive neuroepithelium - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Primitive neuroepithelium - intermed mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Teratoma - mature components (WC/Nephron)

Other images:

Grading (immature)

Based on quantity of immature neuroepithelium:[17][18][19]

  • G0 - mature teratoma; no immature neuroepithelium.
  • G1 - less than one lower power field (LPF) of immature neuroepithelium; LPF defined field at 4X magnification.
  • G2 - 1-3 LPFs.
  • G3 - more than 3 LPFs.

Note:

  • LPF not adequately defined - see LPFitis. Same BS as HPF.

IHC (immature)

Features:

  • Primitive neuroepithelium:[20]
    • Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) +ve.
    • Neuron-specific B tubulin +ve.
    • Synaptophysin +ve.

Monodermal teratomas

Struma ovarii

Features:

Images

  • Struma ovarii - low mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Struma ovarii - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

Strumal carcinoid

Features:[21][22]

  • Has components that suggest:
    1. Carcinoid (neuroendocrine tumour).
      • Nuclei with stippled chromatin (salt-and-pepper chromatin).
    2. Thyroid - cystic spaces/follicular-like structures.
Images

  • Strumal carcinoid - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Strumal carcinoid - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

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Mature teratoma

CYST ("DERMOID"), RIGHT OVARY, CYSTECTOMY:
- MATURE CYSTIC TERATOMA.

Gonadoblastoma

General

  • Associated with abnormal sexual development.
  • Often coexist with a dysgerminoma.
  • A mixed tumour that consists of (1) primitive germ cells and (2) sex cord elements.

Gross

  • +/-Cystic.

Microscopic

Features:[23]

  • Immature germ cells resembling Sertoli cells or granulosa cells.
    • Sertoli cells = moderate cytoplasm in a trabecular or tubular architecture.
    • Granulosa cells = form follicle-like structures.
      • May form nests.
  • Primitive germ cells resemble those of a dysgerminoma.
    • Polygonal cells with a central nucleus, squared-off nuclear membrane and clear cytoplasm.
  • +/-Calcification (very common).
  • +/-Eosinophilic basement membrane material between the (primitive) germ cells and support cells.[24]

Images

www:

  • Gonadoblastoma - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Gonadoblastoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

Polyembryoma

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Disc shaped structure (embryo-like) with:
    • The one side endoderm.
      • Skin/CNS.
    • The other side ectoderm.
      • Internal organs - GI tract.

Images:

Mixed germ cell tumour

General

  • 60% of GCTs are mixed.

Common combinations:

  1. Teratoma + embryonal carcinoma + endodermal sinus tumour (yolk sac tumour) (TEE).
  2. Seminoma + embryonal (SE).
  3. Teratoma + embryonal +(TE).

Memory device: TEE + all combinations have embryonal carcinoma.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Depends on components.

Notes:

  • If one cannot identify the component... it is probably yolk sac as this has so many different patterns.

Images

  • Mixed GCT - intermed mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • Mixed GCT - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

www:

IHC

  • Beta-hCG +ve - if syncytiotrophoblasts are present.
  • AFP +ve - a yolk sac tumour component is present.
  • GFAP +ve - if neuroepithelium is present.

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://www.uroweb.org/gls/pdf/10_Testicular_Cancer.pdf. Accessed on: 30 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Zhou, Ming; Magi-Galluzzi, Cristina (2006). Genitourinary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 538. ISBN 978-0443066771.
  3. ↑ Zhou, Ming; Magi-Galluzzi, Cristina (2006). Genitourinary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 542. ISBN 978-0443066771.
  4. ↑ Carver, BS.; Al-Ahmadie, H.; Sheinfeld, J. (May 2007). "Adult and pediatric testicular teratoma.". Urol Clin North Am 34 (2): 245-51; abstract x. doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2007.02.013. PMID 17484929.
  5. ↑ Looijenga, LH.; Oosterhuis, JW. (May 1999). "Pathogenesis of testicular germ cell tumours.". Rev Reprod 4 (2): 90-100. PMID 10357096.
  6. ↑ URL: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/illustrations/isochromosomes. Accessed on: 15 February 2012.
  7. ↑ URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case525.html. Accessed on: 25 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 176450
  9. ↑ URL: http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/GermCell_11protocol.pdf. Accessed on: 29 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Moore, Keith L.; Persaud, T.V.N. (2002). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (7th ed.). Saunders. pp. 83. ISBN 978-0721694122.
  11. ↑ Heifetz, SA.; Alrabeeah, A.; Brown, BS.; Lau, H. (1988). "Fetus in fetu: a fetiform teratoma.". Pediatr Pathol 8 (2): 215-26. PMID 3045784.
  12. ↑ Basu, A.; Jagdish, S.; Iyengar, KR.; Basu, D. (Oct 2006). "Fetus in fetu or differentiated teratomas?". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 49 (4): 563-5. PMID 17183856.
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  14. ↑ Majhi, AK.; Saha, K.; Karmakar, M.; Sinha Karmakar, K.; Sen, A.; Das, S. (2007). "Fetus in fetu--a mystery in medicine.". ScientificWorldJournal 7: 252-7. doi:10.1100/tsw.2007.56. PMID 17334616.
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  16. ↑ Taxy, J.; Husain, A; Montag, A. (2009). Biopsy Interpretation: The Frozen Section (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 34. ISBN 978-0781767798.
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  20. ↑ Craver RD, Lipscomb JT, Suskind D, Velez MC (October 2001). "Malignant teratoma of the thyroid with primitive neuroepithelial and mesenchymal sarcomatous components". Ann Diagn Pathol 5 (5): 285–92. doi:10.1053/adpa.2001.27918. PMID 11598856.
  21. ↑ Gorin, I.; Sastre-Garau, X. (Jun 2008). "Strumal carcinoid tumor of the ovary.". J Clin Oncol 26 (16): 2780-1. doi:10.1200/JCO.2008.16.1620. PMID 18509188.
  22. ↑ Tamsen, A.; Mazur, MT. (Feb 1992). "Ovarian strumal carcinoid in association with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 116 (2): 200-3. PMID 1346363.
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  25. ↑ Young, RH. (Apr 2008). "Testicular tumors--some new and a few perennial problems.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 132 (4): 548-64. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[548:TTNAAF]2.0.CO;2. PMID 18384207.
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