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'''Thecoma''' is an [[ovarian tumour]] in the [[Sex cord-stromal tumours|sex-cord stromal group of tumours]].
 
==General==
*Associated with compression & atrophy of ovarian cortex, thought to arise from medulla.<ref name=pmid18164409>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Nocito | first1 = AL. | last2 = Sarancone | first2 = S. | last3 = Bacchi | first3 = C. | last4 = Tellez | first4 = T. | title = Ovarian thecoma: clinicopathological analysis of 50 cases. | journal = Ann Diagn Pathol | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | pages = 12-6 | month = Feb | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.01.011 | PMID = 18164409 }}</ref>
*Approximately 50% have symptoms related to estrogen secretion.<ref name=pmid16810055/>
**May also be viralizing.
 
==Gross==
Features:
*Solid yellow mass, usu. well-circumscribed.<ref name=Ref_AoGP398>{{Ref AoGP|398}}</ref>
 
DDx:
*[[Ovarian fibroma]] - white solid mass.<ref name=Ref_AoGP398>{{Ref AoGP|398}}</ref>
*Fibroma-thecoma (fibrothecoma).
 
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid16810055/>
*Nuclei with oval to spindle morphology.
*Abundant cytoplasm that is pale, vaculolated -- '''key feature'''.
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Thecoma_low_mag.jpg | Thecoma - low mag. (WC)
Image:Thecoma_high_mag.jpg | Thecoma - high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
 
==IHC==
*Alpha-inhibin +ve (90%+).<ref name=pmid16810055/>
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
 
==See also==
*[[Ovarian tumours]].


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Ovarian tumours]]

Revision as of 05:35, 2 May 2015

Thecoma is an ovarian tumour in the sex-cord stromal group of tumours.

General

  • Associated with compression & atrophy of ovarian cortex, thought to arise from medulla.[1]
  • Approximately 50% have symptoms related to estrogen secretion.[2]
    • May also be viralizing.

Gross

Features:

  • Solid yellow mass, usu. well-circumscribed.[3]

DDx:

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Nuclei with oval to spindle morphology.
  • Abundant cytoplasm that is pale, vaculolated -- key feature.

Images

IHC

  • Alpha-inhibin +ve (90%+).[2]

References

  1. Nocito, AL.; Sarancone, S.; Bacchi, C.; Tellez, T. (Feb 2008). "Ovarian thecoma: clinicopathological analysis of 50 cases.". Ann Diagn Pathol 12 (1): 12-6. doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.01.011. PMID 18164409.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pmid16810055
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rose, Alan G. (2008). Atlas of Gross Pathology with Histologic Correlation (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 398. ISBN 978-0521868792.

See also