Polyembryoma
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.
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.