Ovarian Cancer Facts Flashcards
Covers 80-85% of all ovarian tumors; age at diagnosis usually older than 40 years
Coelemic epithelial
Tumors includes in coelemic epithelial tumors
Serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell, brenner
Histogenesis of serous tumors
Ciliated tubal epithelium
Histogenesis of mucinous tumors
Columnar endocervical epithelium
Histogenesis of endometrioid tumors
Endometrial glands
Histogenesis of clear cell tumors
Mesonephric tissue
Histogenesis of brenner tumor
Transitional urothelium
What are the unique findings of serous tumors and what is the tumor marker?
Psamomma bodies
Tumor marker = CA -125
What are the unique findings of mucinous tumors
Pseudomyoxoma peritonei
Tumor marker = CEA
What is the tumor marker for endometrioid tumor?
CA-125
What is the tumor marker for clear cell tumors?
CA-125
What is the unique findings for brenner tumors?
Walthard cell rests
What is the percent malignancy of serous tumors?
20%
What is the percent malignancy of mucinous tumors?
15%
What is the percent malignancy of Endometrioid tumors?
95%
What is the percent malignancy of Clear cell tumors?
98%
What is the percent malignancy of Brenner tumor?
2%
Covers 10-15% of all ovarian tumors; age at diagnosis is usually younger than 30y/o
Germ cell tumor
Tumors included in germ cell tumors
Teratoma (immature and mature)
Dysgerminoma
Gonadoblastma
Endodermal sinus (“yolk sac tumor”)
Embryonal carcinoma
Non-gestational choriocarcinoma
Histogenesis of immature teratoma
Fetal embryonic tissue
Histogenesis of mature teratoma
Many mature cell types
Histogenesis of dysgerminoma
Primitive germ cells
Histogenesis of dysgerminoma
Primitive germ cells
Histogenesis of gonadoblastoma
Dysgenetic gonads with Y chromosomes