Gonadoblastoma
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Gonadoblastoma | |
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Diagnosis in short | |
Gondaloblastoma. H&E stain. | |
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LM | immature germ cells (resembling Sertoli cells or granulosa cells),[citation needed] primitive germ cells resemble those of a dysgerminoma, +/-calcification (very common), +/-eosinophilic basement membrane material between the (primitive) germ cells and support cells. |
LM DDx | dysgerminoma, sex cord tumour with annular tubules |
Site | ovary |
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Clinical history | abnormal sexual development |
Prevalence | very rare |
Gonadoblastoma is a rare germ cell tumour with sex cord elements.
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:[1]
- Immature germ cells resembling Sertoli cells or granulosa cells.[citation needed]
- 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.[2]
DDx:
Images
www:
- Gonadoblastoma - low mag. (webpathology.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - high mag. (webpathology.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - high mag. (webpathology.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - low mag. (flickr.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - intermed. mag. (flickr.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - high mag. (flickr.com).
- Gonadoblastoma - several cases (upmc.edu).
See also
References
- ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 1104. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
- ↑ URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ckrishnan/3972432044/in/photostream/. Accessed on: 11 September 2011.