Difference between revisions of "Mixed germ cell tumour"

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 ==Microscopic==
 Features:
-*Depends on components - see ''[[seminoma]]'', ''[[yolk sac tumour]]'', ''[[embryonal carcinoma]]'', ''[[choriocarcinoma]]'' and ''[[teratoma]]''.
+*Depends on the components.
+*Classic appearances:
+**[[Seminoma]]: fried egg-like" cells with lymphocytes.
+**[[Yolk sac tumour]]: edematous appearing/paucicellular regions, Schiller-Duval bodies.
+**[[Embryonal carcinoma]]: moderate-to-marked [[nuclear atypia]] with overlapping nuclei and usu. necrosis.
+**[[Teratoma]]: cysts with GI like epithelium, cysts with squamous epithelium & keratin (skin), immature cartilage, others.
+**[[Choriocarcinoma]]: hemorrhagic, multinucleated cells (syncytiotrophoblasts) and cells with pale cytoplasm (cytotrophoblasts).
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