CHAPTER X CHAPTER 4 - Cancer et environnement

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A B Fig. 4.38 Yolk sac tumour. A Endodermal sinus pattern. B Endodermal sinus structure (Schiller-Duval body). chemical staining with low molecular weight cytokeratin. Other proteins present in fetal liver such as alpha-1 antitrypsin, albumin, ferritin, and others, may also be present {1201}. Genetics Recurrent anomalies have been detected in the infantile yolk sac tumours of the testis, including loss of the short arm of chromosome 1 (in particular the p36 region), the long arm of chromosome 6, and gain of the long arm of chromosomes 1, and 20, and the complete chromosome 22 {1792,2054,2693}. High level amplification of the 12q13-q14 region (of which MDM2 might be the target), and to a lesser extent the 17q12-q21 region, has been demonstrated in one tumour. However, no gene or genes involved in the yolk sac tumour of neonates and infants have been identified yet. The yolk sac tumours of adults, being a pure or a part of a mixed TGCTs are also aneuploid {1543}. Interestingly, loss of 6q also seems to be a recurrent change, which might indicate that it is related to the histology of the tumour. Prognosis and predictive factors Clinical criteria Age does not appear to be prognostically important {1274,2244}. Clinical stage and degree of AFP elevation are of prognostic value {1274,2244,2595}. Morphologic criteria Except for lymphovascular invasion, there are no established morphologic prognostic criteria. Trophoblastic tumours Choriocarcinoma Definition Choriocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm composed of syncytiotrophoblastic, cytotrophoblastic, and intermediate trophoblastic cells. ICD-O codes Choriocarcinoma 9100/3 Trophoblastic neoplasms other than choriocarcinoma Monophasic choriocarcinoma Placental site trophoblastic tumour 9104/1 Epidemiology Pure choriocarcinoma represents less than 1% (0.19%) of testicular germ cell tumours; choriocarcinoma is admixed with other germ cell tumour elements in 8% of testicular germ cell tumours {1382}. Its estimated incidence, occurring either as a pure tumour or as a component of a mixed germ cell tumour, is approximately 0.8 cases per year per 100,000 male population in those countries with the highest frequency of testicular cancer. A Fig. 4.39 Yolk sac tumour. A Hepatoid pattern. B Enteric pattern. B 240 Tumours of the testis and paratesticular tissue
A Fig. 4.40 Yolk sac tumour. A Pleomorphic cell type. B Polyvesicular vitelline pattern. B Fig. 4.41 Yolk sac tumour. AFP positive staining. Clinical features Signs and symptoms Patients with choriocarcinoma are young, averaging 25-30 years of age. They most commonly present with symptoms referable to metastases. The haematogenous distribution of metastases explains the common presenting symptoms: haemoptysis, dyspnoea, central nervous system dysfunction, haematemesis, melena, hypotension, and anaemia. Haemorrhage in multiple visceral sites represents the hallmark of a “choriocarcinoma syndrome” {1529}. Patients typically have very high levels of circulating human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (commonly greater than 100,000 mIU/ml). Because of the cross reactivity of hCG with luteinizing hormone, the consequent Leydig cell hyperplasia causes some patients (about 10%) to present with gynecomastia. Occasional patients develop hyperthyroidism because of the cross reactivity of hCG with thyroid stimulating hormone. Clinical examination of the testes may or may not disclose a mass. This is because the primary site may be quite small, or even totally regressed, despite widespread metastatic involvement. be surrounded by a discernible rim of white to tan tumour. In some cases with marked regression, a white/grey scar is the only identifiable abnormality. Tumour spread Choriocarcinoma disseminates by both haematogenous and lymphatic pathways. Retroperitoneal lymph nodes are commonly involved, although some patients with visceral metastases may lack lymph node involvement. Additionally, autopsy studies have shown common involvement of the lungs (100%), liver (86%), gastrointestinal tract (71%), and spleen, brain, and adrenal glands (56%) {1800}. Histopathology Choriocarcinoma has an admixture, in varying proportions, of syncytiotrophoblastic, cytotrophoblastic and intermediate trophoblastic cells. These cellular components are arranged in varying patterns, usually in an extensively haemorrhagic and necrotic background. In some examples, the syncytiotrophoblasts "cap" nests of cytotrophoblasts in a pattern that is reminiscent of the architecture seen in immature placental villi. Most commonly, they are admixed in a more or less random fashion, usually at the periphery of a nodule that has a central zone of haemorrhage and necrosis. In occasional cases, which have been descriptively termed "monophasic" {2672}, the syncytiotrophoblastic cell component is inconspicuous, leaving a marked preponderance of cytotrophoblastic and intermediate trophoblastic cells. Blood vessel invasion is commonly identified in all of the patterns. The syncytiotrophoblastic cells are usually multinucleated with deeply staining, eosinophilic to amphophilic cytoplasm; they typically have several, large, irregularly shaped, hyperchromatic and often smudged appearing nuclei. They often Imaging Choriocarcinomas do not have distinctive imaging characteristics to differentiate them from other non-seminomatous tumours. Their appearance varies from hypoechoic to hyperechoic. They may invade the tunica albuginea. Macroscopy Choriocarcinoma most commonly presents as a haemorrhagic nodule that may A Fig. 4.42 Choriocarcinoma. A Longitudinal ultrasound image of the testis shows a small, slightly heterogeneous mass, which is almost isoechoic compared to the normal parenchyma (arrow). B Chest radiograph shows multiple lung metastases. The patient presented with hemoptysis. B Germ cell tumours 241
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