Testis neoplasm Flashcards
What are the two major types of testis tumors
- Germ Cell
2. Sex cord/stromal tumors (Leydig/Sortoli)
Into which two categories are germ cell tumors divided?
- Seminoma
2. Non-seminoma germ cell tumors
Classic seminoma: characteristics?
- peak incidence 35-40 years of age
- 15% contain syncytiotrophoblasts (bHCG production)
- arises from ITGCN
- Most common germ cell tumor
Name 4 NSGCTs
- Embryonal Carcinoma
- Yolk Sac/Endodermal Sinus Tumor
- Choriocarcinoma
- Teratoma
Characteristics of embryonal carcinoma
- Poorly differentiated,
- able to differentiate into other NSGCTs
- peak incidence 25-35 years of age
- Aggressive tumor with high rates of metasatsis
Characteristics of yolk sac (endodermal sinus tumor)
- Pure tumors are rare
- MC germ cell tumor in children/infants
- Present in 40% of mixed GCTs
- Make AFP
- Never make bHCG
- Schiller-duvall bodies on pathology
Characteristics of Choriocarcinoma
- Rare
- Aggressive
- Peak incidence 20-30 yo
- early hematogenous spread (including brain)
- High bHCG common
- No AFP
Characteristics of Teratoma
- Contains endoderm, mesoderm or ectoderm
- No AFP or bHCG
- Rare in adults, more common in peds
- half of mixed GCT contain teratoma elements
- Chemoresistant
- morbidity related to local growth and malignant transformation
AFP is elevated in which NSGCT
Embryonal and yolk sac
What is normal AFP
< 20-25 ng/ml
What is the half life of AFP
5-7 days
What is the half life of bHCG
24-26 h
Which tumors make bHCG
seminoma, embryonal, choriocarcinoma
LDH-1 half life
24 h
Primary left testis tumor lymph drainage?
Para-aortic lymph nodes
Primary right testis tumor lymph drainage?
Infrarenal interaortocaval lymph nodes, followed by paracaval and para-aortic regions