Iranian Journal of Pathology

Pseudopapillary and Macrofollicular Microscopic Growth Patterns in an Advanced Stage Ovarian Dysgerminoma: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Fatemeh Nili 1
Niusha Noubari 1
Alireza Abdollahi 2

1 Dept. of Pathology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Dept. of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.13.1.94
Abstract
ysgerminoma is one of the two most common types of ovarian germ cell tumors. Providing accurate pathologic diagnosis and treatment planning, the prognosis is good even in advanced stages. Pathologic diagnosis is generally straightforward. In microscopic examination, the usual known growth patterns in tumor cells are solid, trabecular, insular and rarely pseudoglandular.
In this paper, we reported an advanced ovarian dysgerminoma with different microscopic patterns of growth, including pseudopapillary and macrofollicular structures, in an 18-year-old woman. The patient underwent staging laparotomy and is currently receiving chemotherapy.

Keywords

Dysgerminoma
Microscopic Growth Pattern
Pseudopapillary
Macrofollicular

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 1
Winter 2018
Pages 94-98

  • Receive Date 15 September 2016
  • Revise Date 25 February 2017
  • Accept Date 26 April 2017

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