Ovarian tumours
The article examines ovarian tumours including ovarian cancer.
An introduction to the ovary is in the ovary article, which also deals benign cysts.
Clinical
Gynecologists use a scoring system to help decide which patients need surgery and estimate their pre-op risk of malignancy.
Risk of malignancy index
- Abbreviated RMI.
- There are two versions.[1]
Elements & points (RIM 2):[1]
- Ultrasound features.
- Significant findings: multilocular cyst, solid component, bilateral lesions, ascites, suspected intra-abdominal metastases (one finding=1 point, two or more findings=4 points).
- Menopause/pre-menopause status (menopausal=4 points, pre-menopausal=1 point).
- CA-125 (blood test) in U/ml.
Interpretation:
- RMI > 200 -- predicts malignancy.
Classification
The Latta rule of fives
Can be divided as follows:[2][3]
- Surface epithelial tumours (most common).
- Sex cord stromal tumours (SCSTs).
- Germ cell tumours (GCTs).
- Metastatic tumours.
- Rare stuff that doesn't fit in any of the above (e.g. leiomyoma, angiosarcoma, ovarian small cell carcinoma of the hypercalcemic type).
Surface epithelial tumours:
- Serous carcinoma..
- Endometrioid carcinoma.
- Mucinous carcinoma.
- Transitional cell tumours[4] (Brenner tumour).
- Clear cell carcinoma.
Sex cord stromal tumours:
- Granulosa cell tumour (adult type, juvenile type).
- Sertoli cell tumour.
- Leydig cell tumour.
- Fibroma.
- Thecoma.
- Dysgerminoma.
- Endodermal sinus tumour (yolk sac tumour).
- Embryonal carcinoma.
- Choriocarcinoma.
- Teratoma.
Common special tumours
Tumours associated with endometriosis:[5]
- Endometrioid.
- Clear cell carcinoma.
- Endocervical mucinous (AKA Seroumucinous type and Muellerian type).
Solid ovarian tumours
Simple version: basically anything sex cord stromal.
List:[6]
- Brenner tumour.
- SCSTs:
- Fibroma.
- Thecoma.
- Fibrothecoma.
- Leydig tumour.
- Sertoli cell tumour.
- Sertoli-Leydig tumour.
- Granulosa cell tumour.
- Granulosa-theca cell tumour.
A morphologic approach
Where is the tumour arising?
- Central location -- think GCTs and SCST.
- Surface of ovary -- think surface epithelial tumour.
- If no surface is apparent... possibly obliterated by tumour.
Spindle cell morphology?
- Consider sex cord stromal tumours.
Nests of cells?
- Consider Brenner tumour.
Gland-like structures?
- Endometrioid carcinoma.
- Granulosa cell tumour.
Grading of ovarian cancer
- Silverberg grading system,[9] aka universal grading system.
- Based on pattern, cytologic atypia and mitotic rate.
- System somewhat similar to breast grading, which can be remembered as: TMN (tubular formation, mitotic rate, nuclear atypia).
Silverberg system
- Pattern:
- Glandular = 1.
- Papillary = 2.
- Solid = 3.
- Cytologic atypia:
- Slight = 1.
- Moderate = 2.
- Marked = 3.
- Mitoses (see note below):
- 0-9/(0.345 x10 mm^2) = 1.
- 10-24/(0.345 x10 mm^2) = 2.
- >=25/(0.345 x10 mm^2) = 3.
Composite score (pattern score + cytologic score + mitotic score):
- Grade I = 3-5.
- Grade II = 6-7.
- Grade III = 8-9.
Note 1:
- Most resident microscopes have an eyepiece diameter of 22 mm. Thus, the approximate field diameter is 0.55 mm (22 mm/40 X = 0.55 mm), at highest magnification, and the field area is 0.23758 mm^2 (pi*(0.55/2)^2=0.23758 mm^2).
- The number of HPFs should be adjusted if the area per field is different than 0.345 mm^2.
- If the field diameter is 0.55 mm and the sample area is 3.45 mm^2, this is equivalent to 14.52 HPFs (3.45 mm^2 / 0.23758 mm^2 = 14.52); thus, it would be appropriate to use 15 HPFs and the cut points above.
Note 2:
- A not-so-good alternative is to adjust the number of mitotic counts a keep the number of HPFs (10) constant.
- If the mitotic rate per area is held constant, and the cut points are 9, 10 and 24, the equivalent mitoses per area are:
- 0-4 mitoses/((HPF of 0.345 mm^2) x 10) = 1.
- 5-11 mitoses/((HPF of 0.345 mm^2) x 10) = 2.
- 12+ mitoses/((HPF of 0.345 mm^2) x 10) = 3.
- If the mitotic rate per area is held constant, and the cut points are 9, 10 and 24, the equivalent mitoses per area are:
Value of Silverberg...
Good correlation with five year survival (rounded values):[10]
- Grade I = 90%.
- Grade II = 65%.
- Grade III = 40%.
Peritoneal implants
General
- In the setting of serous borderline tumours there is much ado about implants.
Classification
There are two types:[11]
- Non-invasive implants.
- Subdivided into:
- Epithelial.
- Desmoplastic.
- Subdivided into:
- Invasive implants -- malignant cells within the stroma.
Notes:
- Invasive implants are significant clinically.
- Non-invasive implants have little clinical significance.
Microscopic
Non-invasive implant
Features (non-invasive implant epithelial-type):[12]
- Papillary proliferation on surface.
- +/-Smooth contoured invagination into:
- Submesothelium.
- Omental fat lobules.
- No "stromal response":
- Fibrosis.
- +/-Psammoma bodies.
Features (non-invasive implant desmoplastic-type):[12]
- Stromal reaction restricted to the:
- Serosal surface.
- Fibrous septae.
- +/-Psammoma bodies.
Note:
- No "destructive invasion".
- Irregular infiltration.
Invasive implant
Features (invasive implant):[12]
- Irregular infiltration of tumour into the submesothelial tissue - key feature - characterized by:
- +/-Solid nests.
- +/-Small glands +/- irregular "bridging" connections between glands - common.
- Nuclear atypia - common.
- +/-Psammoma bodies.
Stains
- Elastin stain:[11]
- Non-invasive implants are sit superficial to the peritoneal elastic lamina (PEL).
- Invasive implants are deep to the PEL.
Note:
- Elastin layer is not present in the omentum.
IHC
- Elastin stain.
Surface epithelial tumours
Most common subtypes - in short:[13]
- Serous:
- Columnar cells.
- Cilia.
- Psammoma bodies.
- Papillae.
- Endometrioid:
- Tubular glands.
- Squamous differentiation (eosinophilic cytoplasm, well-defined cell borders, +/-keratin).
- Mucinous:
- Tall columnar cells with mucin.
- Glands with mucin.
Where to start when considering a malignant (epithelial) tumour of the ovary:
Serous | Endometrioid | Mucinous | |
Characteristics | cilia, columnar cells psammoma bodies, papillary arch. |
gland forming, endometrium-like | mucinous glands, colon-like |
Differentiators | cilia, psammoma bodies | squamous metaplasia | mucin, lack of necrosis |
Associations | atrophy | endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia | (?) |
Typical age | usually 60s+ | 40-60 | varies (?) |
Grade | typically high grade | typically low grade | often low |
IHC | p53 +ve (diffuse), WT-1 +ve, CA-125 +ve, D2-40 +ve | WT-1 -ve | CK7 +ve, CK20 +ve (other tumours CK7 +ve, CK20 -ve) |
Main DDx | poorly diff. endometrioid | serous | metastatic tumour (usually GI) |
Serous tumours - overview
General
- Most common malignant ovarian tumour.
Classification
Based on features predictive of behaviour:[14]
- Benign.
- Borderline.
- May have pseudostratification of epithelial cells.
- "Usually, borderline if first impression is borderline."[15]
- Malignant.
- Cytologic atypia.
- +/-Papillae.
Microscopic
Features:[14]
- Tubal like epithelium:
- Ciliated.
- Columnar.
- Papillae.
- Psammoma bodies (concentric calcifications).
Note:
- In serous borderline tumours, micropapillae are thought to have significance -- assoc. with increased risk of distant recurrence[16][17][18] - though is disputed.[19]
- Psammoma bodies may be seen in endosalpingiosis.[20]
Serous carcinoma of the ovary
- AKA ovarian serous carcinoma.
General
- Most common malignant ovarian tumour in the eldery.
- Poor prognosis.
Microscopic
Features:
- Marked nuclear pleomorphism:
- Variation in size - usually marked.
- Variation in staining.
- Variation in shape.
- Prominent nucleolus - key feature.
- Eccentric nucleus.
- Architecture:
- Solid.
- Papillary - classic.
- Glandular - uncommon.
- +/-Psammoma bodies - uncommon.
- +/-Necrosis - often extensive.
DDx:
- Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary - less nuclear size variation.
- Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary - usu. lower grade.
- Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma - bulk of tumour in peritoneum, small ovarian tumour.
- Other non-ovarian serous carcinomas - see serous carcinoma.
Images:
IHC
- CK7 +ve.
- WT-1 +ve.
- CA-125 +ve.
- ER +ve.[21]
- p53 +ve.
Others:
- HNF-1beta -ve.[22][23]
- Usually +ve in clear cell carcinoma of the ovary.
Serous cystadenoma of the ovary
- AKA ovarian serous cystadenoma.
General
- Benign.
- Very common.
- Not related to the serous cystadenoma of the pancreas.
Gross
- Usually unilocular.
Microscopic
Features:
- Simple epithelium with cilia - key feature.
- Cell morphology: columnar, cuboidal or flatted.
DDx:
- Serous cystadenofibroma.
Seromucinous borderline tumor of the ovary
General
- Rare.
- Associated with endometriosis.
Gross
- Mucin-filled cysts.
Image:
Microscopic
Features:
- Simple mucinous epithelium - endocervical type.[25]
- Tall columnar epithelium with apical pale cytoplasm.
- Simple serous epithelium - with cilia.
Mucinous tumours - overview
General
- Common.
- Tumours may be heterogenous; benign appearing epithelium may be beside clearly malignant epithelium.
- Good sampling of mucinous tumours, i.e. many blocks, is important to lessen the chance of undercalling them.
Subtypes
- Endocervical type.
- Less likely to be malignant.
- More common than malignant type.
- Intestinal type.
- More likely to be malignant.
- Goblet cells. (???)
- One large clear apical vacuole.
- If it doesn't look like intestine to you... it probably isn't.
- May vaguely resemble colorectal adenocarcinoma (hyperchromatic, columnar nuclei, nuclear pleomorphism).
- Image: [1]
Comparison of mucosa:
- Normal endocervical mucosa: endocervical mucosa.
- Normal colonic mucosa: colonic type mucosa.
Classification
- Benign. (Dx: mucinous cystadenoma or mucinous adenofibroma or mucinous cystadenofibroma)
- Single layer of cells.
- Borderline. (Dx: mucinous tumour of uncertain malignant potential or borderline mucinous tumour)
- Papillae.
- Malignant. (Dx: mucinous adenocarcinoma)
- Usually intestinal subtype.
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary
- AKA ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma.
General
- Malignant.
- May arise in endometriosis.[26]
- Poor response to chemotherapy vis-à-vis serous carcinoma.[27]
Gross
Features:
- Multiloculated.
- Sticky, gelatinous fluid (glycoprotein).
- +/-Necrosis.
Microscopic
Features:
- Tall columnar cells in glands.
- Apical mucin.
- May vaguely resemble colorectal adenocarcinoma.
- Glands have mucin.
- +/-Nuclear atypia.
- No cilia.
- +/-Necrosis.
Subtypes
- Endocervical type.
- Less likely to be malignant.
- More common than malignant type.
- Intestinal type.
- More likely to be malignant.
- Goblet cells. (???)
- One large clear apical vacuole.
- If it doesn't look like intestine to you... it probably isn't.
- May vaguely resemble colorectal adenocarcinoma (hyperchromatic, columnar nuclei, nuclear pleomorphism).
- Image: [2]
Comparison of mucosa:
- Normal endocervical mucosa: endocervical mucosa.
- Normal colonic mucosa: colonic type mucosa.
IHC
- CK7 +ve.
- CK20 +ve.
Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary
- AKA endometrioid ovarian carcinoma.
General
- Associated with endometriosis, i.e. people with endometriosis are more likely to have 'em.
Gross
- Usually solid and cystic.
Image:
Microscopic
Features:
- Tubular glands.
- Cribriform pattern common.
- May see mucinous secretion.[28]
- May have squamous differentiation/squamous metaplasia (useful for differentiating from sex-cord stromal tumours and germ cell tumours).[28] - very useful feature.
DDx:
- Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour - also has tubules.
- Serous carcinoma of the ovary.
Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary
- AKA ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma.
- AKA ovarian clear cell carcinoma.
- AKA clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary.
General
- Thought to be related to endometrioid carcinoma.[29]
- Increased risk of CC adenoca in people with endometriosis.
- Worse prognosis vs. other surface epithelial tumours[30]
Microscopic
Features:
- Cystic/tubular architecture - important low power feature.
- Clear cells - cytoplasm is clear - key feature.
- Hobnail morphology - apical surface larger than basal surface.[31]
- "Nuclei bulge into the lumen".
- Hyaline droplets -- common, as in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
- Eosinophilic bodies within lumen.
- Nucleoli - prominent.
Note:
- Clear cell adenocarcinoma does not have to have clear cells. Yes, this is stupid; it is like papillary thyroid carcinoma -- which often isn't papillary -- see no truth in names.
- The hobnail morphology is important if this is the case.
Images:
- WC:
- www:
IHC
Panel for high grade serous vs. clear cell:[33]
- ER (+ve in serous),[34] HNF-1beta (+ve in clear cell), WT-1 (+ve in serous).
Transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary
General
- Rare.
- Fits into the transistional cell tumours category - in the surface epithelial group of ovarian tumours.[4]
Microscopic
Features:[35]
- Cystic spaces:
- Small - punched-out border - very common.
- Large.
- Papillae, usu. large, blunt.
- Occasionally small and filiform.
- +/-Bizarre giant cells (35%)
- +/-Gland-like tubules.
- +/-Squamous differentiation.
- +/-Psammoma bodies.
- Cells:
- Moderate basophilic cytoplasm and little intervening stroma.
- Marked nuclear pleomorphism.
- Mitoses - common.
Notes:
- Resembles urothelial carcinoma.[36]
- No Brenner tumour component (benign or malignant) should be present.[36]
Images:
IHC
Features:[36]
- Vimentin +ve,
- CA-125 +ve.
- WT1 +ve.
- CK20 -ve.
- Thrombomodulin -ve.
- Uroplakin III -ve.
Notes:
- 1-6 usu. opposite pattern in urothelial cell carcinoma.
Brenner tumour
General
- Fits into the transistional cell tumours category - in the surface epithelial group of ovarian tumours.
Epidemiology
- Mostly benign clinical course.
- Thought to arise from Walthard cell rest.
- Frequently an incidental finding, i.e. oophorectomy was done for another reason.
Gross
Features:
- Solid.
Microscopic
Features:
- Nests of transitional epithelium.[29]
- "Coffee bean nucleus".
- Elliptical shape (nucleus).
- Nuclear grooves.[37]
- Distinct nucleoli.[37]
Notes:
- DDx of Coffee bean nucleus = granulosa cell tumour.
Images:
Germ cell tumours
These tumour are relatively uncommon, though are the most common grouping for young women.
Overview
- Dysgerminoma (most common).
- Female version of seminoma.
- Yolk sac tumour (endodermal sinus tumour).
- Embryonal carcinoma.
- Choriocarcinoma.
- Teratoma.
- Mixed GCT - 60% of GCTs are mixed.
- Common combinations:
- Teratoma + embryonal carcinoma + endodermal sinus tumour (yolk sac tumour) (TEE).
- Seminoma + embryonal (SE).
- Embryonal + teratoma (TE).
- Common combinations:
Mnemonic: SEE CT, S=Seminoma, Embryonal carcinoma, Endodermal Sinus Tumour, Choriocarcinoma, Teratoma.
Teratoma
- May be benign or malignant.
- Skin component only called "dermoid".
Dysgerminoma
General
Epidemiology:
- Most common GCT in females.
- Prognosis usually good.
Microscopic
Features:
- Fried egg appearance (clear cytoplasm, central nucleus).
- Nuclear membrane has "corners", i.e. is "squared-off" - or "polygonal".
- +/- Lymphocytes - often prominent.
- +/- Granulomata.
Dysgerminoma vs lymphoma:
- Dysgerminoma has "squared-off" nuclei,[39] i.e. the nuclei look are polygonal-shaped.
Gonadoblastoma
Details dealt with in the main article.
Microscopic
- Immature germ cells resembling Sertoli cells or granulosa cells.
- Cells with moderate cytoplasm is a trabecular or tubular architecture.
- Primitive germ cells resemble those of a dysgerminoma.
- Polygonal cells with a central nucleus, squared-off nuclear membrane and clear cytoplasm.
- +/-Calcification (very common).
Metastatic ovarian tumours
Generally
- Mostly Muellerian origin (uterus, fallopian tube) or pelvic peritoneum.
Extramuellerian metastatic tumours
DDx:
- Breast.
- Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei, usu. appendiceal origin.
- Krukenberg tumour = signet ring cell cancer with mucin production of GI origin.
Microscopic
Features:
- Predominantly surface involvement and nodular at low power.
- Signet ring cells (suggestive of GI or breast primary).
- Lymphovascular invasion.
Mucinous carcinoma - GI tract metastasis vs. primary ovarian
Gross
Features favouring metastatic disease:[42]
- Bilaterality -- both ovaries involved.
- Small unilateral tumour size -- <10 cm = metastatic.
- >13 cm = primary ovarian.
IHC
Ovarian tumours:
- Dipeptidase 1 (DPEP1) +ve.[43]
- CK7 +ve.
Sex cord stromal tumours
General
- Most are unilateral.[44]
IHC
- Most are positive for alpha-inhibin.[44]
- Most are positive for calretinin -- considered more sensitive than alpha-inhibin.[45]
- Melan A +ve.
- CD99 +ve.
Memory device MAC = melan A, alpha-inhibin, calretinin.
Sex cord tumour with annular tubules
- Abbreviated SCTAT.
- NOT sex cord tumour with angulated tubules.
General
- Associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.[46]
- Large tumours more likely sporadic.
- Small tumours more likely Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and incidental.
- Usually benign.
- Malignant cases reported.[47]
Microscopic
Features:
- Well-circumscribed nests of cells with nuclei at the periphery.
- Annular tubules (ring-shaped tubules) with dense hyaline material.
Notes:
- Annular = shape of a ring.[48]
DDx:
- Sertoli-Leydig tumour - has double palisading with overlap of the layers.
- Granulosa cell tumour - have Call-Exner bodies, which don't have a well-defined/solid content.
- Brenner tumour - coffee-bean nuclei.
Images:
- www:
- WC:
Juvenile granulosa cell tumour
General
- May secrete estrogen.
- May present with endometrial pathology, e.g. endometrial hyperplasia or endometrioid endometrial carcinoma.
- May arise in males.[49]
Gross
- Classically solid.
Microscopic
Features:
- Microcystic spaces.
- Moderate-to-marked nuclear atypia.
- Cuboidal-to-polygonal cell in sheets or stands or cords.
- Basophilic cytoplasm.
Notes:
- Juvenile variant of GCT has more nuclear pleomorphism.
Images:
- WC:
IHC
- Inhibin positive.[50]
- Inhibin negative in Brenner tumour.
- Calretinin +ve.
Adult granulosa cell tumour
- AKA granulosa cell tumour.
- Should not be confused with granular cell tumour.
- Ideally, it should be called adult granulosa cell tumour to avoid confusion with juvenile granulosa cell tumour.
General
- May secrete estrogen.
- May present with endometrial pathology, e.g. endometrial hyperplasia or endometrioid endometrial carcinoma.
Gross
- Classically solid.
Microscopic
Features:
- Classic appearance includes gland-like structures filled with acidophilic material (Call-Exner bodies).
- Small cuboidal to polygonal cell in sheets or stands or cords.
- Nuclear grooves.
Note:
- There is a "10% rule" -- if less than 10% of a SCST is granulosa cells... it isn't granulosa cell tumour.
- Juvenile variant of GCT has more nuclear pleomorphism.
DDx:
- Urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC).
- UCC usually has extensive necrosis.
- Brenner tumour.
- Sertoli cell tumour.
IHC
- Inhibin positive.[50]
- Inhibin negative in Brenner tumour.
- Calretinin +ve.
Fibroma-thecoma group
- Some say fibromas and thecomas are related,[51] while others believe they should be considered distinct entities.[52]
- A combination of a fibroma and a thecoma is known as a fibrothecoma.
Note:
- Some discourage the use of the term fibrothecoma and sugguest calling tumours in the fibrom-thecoma group fibroma unless there are lipid-laden cells and more than minimal alpha-inhibin positivity.[44]
Ovarian fibroma
General
- May be a part of:
- Meigs syndrome (mnemonic FAR: fibroma, ascites, right pleural effusion).
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), AKA Gorlin syndrome.[53]
- In NBCCS classically - calcified and bilateral.[54]
- Very rarely transform to fibrosarcoma <1%.[55]
Microscopic
- Spindle-shaped cells.
- Central nuclei.
- Stainable lipid - minimal or none.[44]
Images:
IHC
- Inhibin -ve (~75%).[44]
Thecoma
General
- Associated with compression & atrophy of ovarian cortex, thought to arise from medulla.[52]
- Approx. 50% have symptoms related to estrogen secretion.[44]
- May also be viralizing.
Microscopic
Features:[44]
- Nuclei with oval to spindle morphology.
- Abundant cytoplasm that is pale, vaculolated -- key feature.
Images:
IHC
- Alpha-inhibin +ve (90%+).[44]
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour
- AKA androblastoma.
General
- Sertoli and leydig cells are normal in the testis.
- Poorly differentiated tumours have sarcomatous features.[53]
Microscopic
Features:
- Sertoli or Leydig cells.[53]
- Leydig cells:
- Abundant solid eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- Round nuclei with fine chromatin and a small or indistinct nucleolus.
- Often in small clusters ~ 5-25 cells/cluster.
- Sertoli cells:
- Pale/clear vacuolated cytoplasm.
- Irregular nuclei with irregular/vacuolated-appearing chromatin.
- Architecture: tubules, cords or sheets.
- Leydig cells:
- Stroma.
- +/- Sarcomatous features (mucinous glands, bone, cartilage).
DDx:
Images:
- WC:
- www:
Pure Leydig cell tumour
General
- AKA Hilus cell tumour.
Microscopy
- Reinke crystalloids - in the cytoplasm of Leydig cells - testis article.
Benign
- Benign mesothelial inclusion cyst - may mimic a tumour.
See also
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