Difference between revisions of "Sertoli cell tumour"

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| Micro      = groups of cells in ''cords'' or ''trabeculae'', cells have light staining bubbly cytoplasm +/- large cytoplasmic vacuoles, slightly irregular nucleoli, granular irregular appearing chromatin
| Micro      = groups of cells in ''cords'' or ''trabeculae'', cells have light staining bubbly cytoplasm +/- large cytoplasmic vacuoles, slightly irregular nucleoli, granular irregular appearing chromatin
| Subtypes  =
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      =  [[granulosa cell tumour]], epithelioid [[adenomatoid tumour]], [[sertoli cell nodule]]
| LMDDx      =  [[granulosa cell tumour]], epithelioid [[adenomatoid tumour]], [[sertoli cell nodule]], [[Sertoli-Leydig tumour]]
| Stains    =
| Stains    =
| IHC        = alpha-inhibin, calretinin
| IHC        = alpha-inhibin, calretinin
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==General==
==General==
*Arises from ''Sertoli cells'' ([[AKA]] nurse cells).
*Arises from ''Sertoli cells'' ([[AKA]] nurse cells).
*Occasionally seen in women.<ref name=pmid20349797>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zizi-Sermpetzoglou | first1 = A. | last2 = Petrakopoulou | first2 = N. | last3 = Tepelenis | first3 = N. | last4 = Savvaidou | first4 = V. | last5 = Manoloudaki | first5 = K. | last6 = Katsoulis | first6 = M. | title = Pure Sertoli cell tumor. a case report and review of the literature. | journal = Eur J Gynaecol Oncol | volume = 31 | issue = 1 | pages = 117-9 | month =  | year = 2010 | doi =  | PMID = 20349797 }}</ref>


May be seen in several syndrome - esp. if there is calcification:
May be seen in several syndrome - esp. if there is calcification:

Revision as of 01:18, 26 December 2013

Sertoli cell tumour
Diagnosis in short

Sertoli cell tumour. H&E stain.

LM groups of cells in cords or trabeculae, cells have light staining bubbly cytoplasm +/- large cytoplasmic vacuoles, slightly irregular nucleoli, granular irregular appearing chromatin
LM DDx granulosa cell tumour, epithelioid adenomatoid tumour, sertoli cell nodule, Sertoli-Leydig tumour
IHC alpha-inhibin, calretinin
Site testis, ovary

Syndromes Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Carney complex

Signs testicular mass
Prevalence uncommon

Sertoli cell tumour is a sex cord-stromal tumour typically found in the testis.

General

  • Arises from Sertoli cells (AKA nurse cells).
  • Occasionally seen in women.[1]

May be seen in several syndrome - esp. if there is calcification:

Microscopic

Features:

  • Groups of cells in cords or trabeculae (beam-like arrangement).
  • Cells have:
    • Light staining bubbly cytoplasm +/- large cytoplasmic vacuoles.
    • Slightly irregular nucleoli.
    • Granular irregular appearing chromatin.

Negatives:

  • Mitoses are rare.
  • No significant nuclear atypia.

DDx:

Images

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IHC

  • Alpha-inhibin +ve. (???)

See also

References

  1. Zizi-Sermpetzoglou, A.; Petrakopoulou, N.; Tepelenis, N.; Savvaidou, V.; Manoloudaki, K.; Katsoulis, M. (2010). "Pure Sertoli cell tumor. a case report and review of the literature.". Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 31 (1): 117-9. PMID 20349797.
  2. Libé, R.; Horvath, A.; Vezzosi, D.; Fratticci, A.; Coste, J.; Perlemoine, K.; Ragazzon, B.; Guillaud-Bataille, M. et al. (Jan 2011). "Frequent phosphodiesterase 11A gene (PDE11A) defects in patients with Carney complex (CNC) caused by PRKAR1A mutations: PDE11A may contribute to adrenal and testicular tumors in CNC as a modifier of the phenotype.". J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96 (1): E208-14. doi:10.1210/jc.2010-1704. PMID 21047926.
  3. Gourgari, E.; Saloustros, E.; Stratakis, CA. (Aug 2012). "Large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumors of the testes in pediatrics.". Curr Opin Pediatr 24 (4): 518-22. doi:10.1097/MOP.0b013e328355a279. PMID 22732638.