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'''Polyembryoma''' is a rare type of [[germ cell tumour]] that is typically seen as a component of a [[mixed germ cell tumour]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Poor prognosis. | |||
*Almost never in pure form, i.e. usu. a component of a [[mixed germ cell tumour]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Young | first1 = RH. | title = Testicular tumors--some new and a few perennial problems. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 132 | issue = 4 | pages = 548-64 | month = Apr | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[548:TTNAAF]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 18384207 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Disc shaped structure (embryo-like) with: | |||
**The one side endoderm. | |||
***Skin/CNS. | |||
**The other side ectoderm. | |||
***Internal organs - GI tract. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=37&n=6 Polyembryoma - low mag. (webpathology.com)]. | |||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=7&Case=37 Polyembryoma - high mag. (webpathology.com)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Germ cell tumours]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Germ cell tumours]] | |||
Revision as of 10:15, 20 July 2013
Polyembryoma is a rare type of germ cell tumour that is typically seen as a component of a mixed germ cell tumour.
General
- Poor prognosis.
- Almost never in pure form, i.e. usu. a component of a mixed germ cell tumour.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Disc shaped structure (embryo-like) with:
- The one side endoderm.
- Skin/CNS.
- The other side ectoderm.
- Internal organs - GI tract.
- The one side endoderm.
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ 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.