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- Title
A 26-Year-Old Woman With Right Ovarian Mass.
- Authors
Fan Chen; Koenig, Christopher; Heller, Debra S.
- Abstract
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary (hypercalcemic type) is a rare tumor that affects women between 10 and 40 years of age. It is generally unilateral. Patients often present with abdominal discomfort, and two thirds of the cases are associated with hypercalcemia. Grossly, the tumor is large, tan to gray, with areas of hemorrhage, necrosis, and cystic degeneration. Microscopically, the tumor cells most commonly grow in a diffuse pattern. The tumor cells are small and round with scant cytoplasm, hyperchromatic nuclei, and small nucleoli. The differential diagnosis is broad. The clinical history, the characteristic microscopic and immunohistochemical features of this tumor, and its differential diagnosis are discussed.
- Publication
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2006, Vol 130, Issue 4, pe56
- ISSN
0003-9985
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5858/2006-130-e56-aywwro