Difference between revisions of "Ovarian tumours"

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 *[[AKA]] ''endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary''.
 *[[AKA]] ''ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma''.
+{{Main|Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary}}
-===General===
-*Associated with [[endometriosis]], i.e. people with endometriosis are more likely to have 'em.
-===Gross===
-*Usually solid and cystic.
-Image:
-*[http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/GYN/437.htm Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary (uchc.edu)].
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*Tubular glands.
-**Cribriform pattern common.
-* 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>
-* May have squamous differentiation/squamous metaplasia (useful for differentiating from sex-cord stromal tumours and germ cell tumours).<ref name=pmid18580313/> - very useful feature.
-DDx:
-*[[Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour]] - also has tubules.
-*[[Serous carcinoma of the ovary]].
 ==Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary==