Immunoexpression of Inhibin α Subunit, Inhibin/Activin βA Subunit and CD99 in Ovarian Tumors

2000 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-La Choi ◽  
Hy-Sook Kim ◽  
Geunghwan Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Granulosa Cell ◽  
Mucinous Carcinoma ◽  
Ovarian Tumors ◽  
Serous Carcinoma ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Epithelial Tumors ◽  
Krukenberg Tumors ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

Abstract Objective.—Anti–inhibin α and inhibin/activin βA subunit and anti-CD99 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have recently been demonstrated to be able to label ovarian granulosa cells; thus, they may be of value in the diagnosis of granulosa cell tumors. The present study aimed to determine what combination of these mAbs may be useful for the differential diagnosis of sex cord–stromal tumors of ovary. Design.—Immunohistochemical analyses with anti–inhibin α and inhibin/activin βA subunit antibody and anti-CD99 mAb were performed on 42 ovarian tumors, including sex cord–stromal tumors (29), ovarian epithelial cancers (10), and Krukenberg tumors (3). Results.—All sex cord–stromal tumors were positive for inhibin α subunit, and 17 cases (58.6%) of sex cord–stromal tumors were immunoreactive for inhibin/activin βA subunit. Epithelial tumors and Krukenberg tumors were all negative for inhibin/activin βA subunit except mucinous carcinoma, which showed strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. All sex cord–stromal tumors except one granulosa cell tumor showed membranous staining for CD99. A case of serous carcinoma and a case of mucinous carcinoma were positive for CD99, and the remaining epithelial tumors and Krukenberg tumor were all negative for CD99. Conclusions.—The results of immunohistochemical analysis, together with literature review, suggest that inhibin α subunit may be a useful diagnostic marker for sex cord–stromal tumor of the ovary. In addition, anti-CD99 antibody may be useful for the differential diagnosis between ovarian tumors. Inhibin/activin βA subunit has a limited usefulness in the differential diagnosis of ovarian tumor because of its wider immunoreactivity for both sex cord–stromal tumors and mucinous carcinomas. The differential diagnosis of sex cord–stromal tumors of the ovary would be better made with a combined use of both anti–inhibin α subunit and anti-CD99 mAbs.

scholarly journals Adult Testicular Granulosa Cell Tumor: A Review of the Literature for Clinicopathologic Predictors of Malignancy

2011 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Anspach Hanson ◽  
Abiy B. Ambaye
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cell ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Granulosa Cell Tumor ◽  
Malignant Potential ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Granulosa Cell Tumors ◽  
Pathologic Features ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

Abstract Adult testicular granulosa cell tumors are rare sex cord–stromal tumors of which only 28 have been previously reported. As compared with their ovarian counterparts, these tumors may follow a more aggressive course because the proportion of malignant cases is higher. To date, there are no clinical or pathologic features that definitively predict malignancy. We reviewed all prior case reports for features that may predict their malignant potential. Tumor size greater than 5.0 cm is the only feature statistically associated with malignancy. Mitotic count, tumor necrosis, patient age, and the presence of gynecomastia do not, at present, predict benign versus malignant behavior.

scholarly journals Distribution of various histopathological types of ovarian tumors: A study of 212 cases from a tertiary care center of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 075-081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Gupta ◽  
Mahima Yadav ◽  
Vikas Gupta ◽  
Deepshikha Chaudhary ◽  
Shashikant C. U. Patne
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Who Classification ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Germ Cell Tumors ◽  
Serous Cystadenoma ◽  
Ovarian Tumors ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

Abstract BACKGROUND: Ovarian tumors are one of the leading cancers in females with variable pathological types. This study describes the distribution, clinical and pathological details of various histopathological types of ovarian tumors in a tertiary care hospital in North India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective data of 3 years were collected for ovarian tumors submitted to the pathology department of a tertiary care hospital. Data were classified according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Classification into epithelial tumors, germ cell tumors, sex cord–stromal tumors, and others. RESULTS: A total of 212 cases of ovarian tumors were studied, 186 were unilateral and 26 were bilateral. Resection specimen, part of specimen, and block review formed 80.2%, 15.1%, 4.7%, respectively. Epithelial tumors formed the majority in 71.7% of cases followed by germ cell tumors (22.2%), sex cord–stromal tumors (3.8%) and others (2.3%). Maximum number of cases in the respective groups occurred in the age groups 31–40, 21–30, 51–60, and 41–50 years, respectively. Overall, benign tumors were 63.7%, malignant tumors were 31.1%, and borderline were 5.2%. The most common histopathological type of benign and malignant tumor was benign serous cystadenoma (18.8%) and serous carcinoma (9.9%), respectively. CONCLUSION: In the present study, ovarian tumors were classified according to the WHO classification, epithelial and germ cell tumors were the major types of ovarian tumors. Benign epithelial tumor formed the majority with 46.2% cases. Serous cystadenoma and mature cystic teratoma were the predominant type of epithelial and germ cell tumors, respectively.

FSH and LH serum/tumor fluid ratios and malignant tumors of the ovary.

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Rzepka-G√≥rska ◽  
A Chudecka-G≈Çaz ◽  
B Kosmowska
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Ovarian Tumors ◽  
Predictive Values ◽  
Epithelial Tumors ◽  
Ovarian Carcinogenesis ◽  
Benign Ovarian Tumors ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

The aim of this work was to compare mean concentrations of gonadotropins in serum and fluid from malignant and benign ovarian tumors. We enrolled 126 patients diagnosed with malignant epithelial tumors (n=40), borderline epithelial tumors (n=14), benign cystadenomas (n=28) and simple cysts (n=44) of the ovary. Premenopausal and postmenopausal subgroups were formed in each group. The concentration of FSH and LH was measured in serum and tumor fluid and the serum/tumor fluid ratio was calculated. The results in each group were compared and the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were determined. Mean concentrations of both gonadotropins in ovarian cancer fluid were significantly higher than in the remaining groups (P ranged from <0.005 to <0.0001). Mean serum/fluid ratios were lowest in ovarian cancer (FSH=2.91, LH=4.19). Our findings support the hypothesis that gonadotropins are involved in ovarian carcinogenesis and suggest that gonadotropin serum/tumor fluid ratios could be of value in the differential diagnosis of functional and organic cysts of the ovary.

Sex Cord Tumor With Annular Tubules–Like Histologic Pattern in Adult Granulosa Cell Tumor: Case Report of a Hitherto Unreported Morphologic Variant

2020 ◽  
pp. 106689692095362
Author(s):  
Ruby J. Chang ◽  
Jacquelyn Reuther ◽  
Ilavarasi Gandhi ◽  
Angshumoy Roy ◽  
Shilpa Jain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cell ◽  
Granulosa Cell Tumor ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Molecular Testing ◽  
Molecular Signatures ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Mutation Profile ◽  
Histologic Pattern ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

Adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) and sex cord tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT) are distinct sex cord stromal tumors with different molecular signatures. We present a unique case of an incidental ovarian tumor with mixed AGCT and SCTAT morphologic patterns. Due to the unusual co-occurrence, molecular testing was separately performed on both components. Despite minimal overlap in morphology, both the SCTAT and AGCT components were found to have an identical mutation profile, including the prototypical FOXL2 p.C134W mutation characteristic of AGCT. We thus present the first report of AGCT with SCTAT-like pattern.

Abstract PR13: TERT is frequently mutated in adult-type granulosa cell tumors of the ovary compared to other malignant sex cord-stromal tumors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Pilsworth ◽  
Dawn R. Cochrane ◽  
Zhouchunyang Xia ◽  
Geraldine Aubert ◽  
Anniina E. M. Färkkilä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cell ◽  
Adult Type ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Granulosa Cell Tumors ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

scholarly journals Ovarian Sex Cord–Stromal Tumors: Reflections on a 40-Year Experience With a Fascinating Group of Tumors, Including Comments on the Seminal Observations of Robert E. Scully, MD

2018 ◽  
Vol 142 (12) ◽  
pp. 1459-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Young
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cell ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Granulosa Cell Tumor ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Stromal Tumor ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
Stromal Tumors ◽  
Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumor ◽  
Sclerosing Stromal Tumor ◽  
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors

Context.— This year being the 60th anniversary of the publication of the excellent book Endocrine Pathology of the Ovary by John McLean Morris, MD, and Robert E. Scully, MD, the writer reflects on that work and in particular the remarkable contributions of its second author to our knowledge in this area. Objective.— To review ovarian sex cord–stromal tumors. Data Sources.— Literature and personal experience. Conclusions.— The essay begins with remarks on the oftentimes straightforward stromal tumors of the ovary because the commonest of them, the fibroma, dominates from the viewpoint of case numbers. Then, the sclerosing stromal tumor and the peculiar so-called luteinized thecomas of the type associated with sclerosing peritonitis are discussed in greater detail and their wide spectrum is illustrated. Brief mention is made of 2 rare neoplasms: the ovarian myxoma and signet-ring stromal tumor. Discussion then turns to the more recently recognized intriguing tumor tentatively designated microcystic stromal tumor and the commonest malignant tumor in this entire family, the so-called adult granulosa cell tumor, which despite its name may occasionally be seen in young individuals. The second variant of granulosa cell tumor—that which usually, but not always, occurs in the young—the so-called juvenile granulosa cell tumor, is then discussed. In the section of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, particular attention is focused on unusual tumors with heterologous elements and the remarkable so-called retiform tumors, which have a predilection for the young, often have distinctive gross features, and exhibit slitlike spaces and papillae. The essay concludes with consideration of the sex cord tumor with annular tubules.

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