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| *[[AKA]] ''endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary''. | | *[[AKA]] ''endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary''. |
| *[[AKA]] ''ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma''. | | *[[AKA]] ''ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma''. |
| | | {{Main|Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary}} |
| ===General===
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| *Associated with [[endometriosis]], i.e. people with endometriosis are more likely to have 'em.
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| ===Gross===
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| *Usually solid and cystic.
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| *[http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/GYN/437.htm Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary (uchc.edu)].
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Tubular glands.
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| **Cribriform pattern common.
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| * May see mucinous secretion.<ref name=pmid18580313>{{cite journal |author=Baker P, Oliva E |title=A practical approach to intraoperative consultation in gynecological pathology |journal=Int. J. Gynecol. Pathol. |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=353-65 |year=2008 |month=July |pmid=18580313 |doi=10.1097/PGP.0b013e31815c24fe |url=}}</ref>
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| * May have squamous differentiation/squamous metaplasia (useful for differentiating from sex-cord stromal tumours and germ cell tumours).<ref name=pmid18580313/> - very useful feature.
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| DDx:
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| *[[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour]] - also has tubules.
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| *[[Serous carcinoma of the ovary]].
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| ==Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary== | | ==Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary== |