Invasive breast carcinoma - IARC
Invasive breast carcinoma - IARC
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Fig. 2.04 A Serous borderline tumour with microinvasion. There is a transition from the typical small serous cells to cells with more abundant eosinophilic<br />
cytoplasm associated with disruption of the epithelial/stromal interface; the latter cell population invades the underlying stroma as isolated cells and small cell<br />
clusters in the lower part of the field. B Small clusters of cells and single cells within the stroma indicating microinvasion (arrow) in the lower central part of the<br />
field are demonstrated by cytokeratin immunohistochemistry.<br />
B<br />
Association with endometrial cancer<br />
Several studies provide evidence of<br />
associations between ovarian and other<br />
cancers, particularly endometrial {715,<br />
1029}. The relative risk of developing<br />
endometrial cancer is about 1.5 among<br />
mothers and sisters of ovarian cancer<br />
cases, although in both studies the risk<br />
fell just short of statistical significance.<br />
Serous tumours<br />
Definition<br />
Ovarian tumours characterized in their<br />
better-differentiated forms by cell types<br />
resembling those of the fallopian tube.<br />
ICD-O codes<br />
Serous adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> 8441/3<br />
Serous borderline tumour 8442/1<br />
Benign serous tumours<br />
Serous papillary cystadenoma 8460/0<br />
Serous cystadenoma 8441/0<br />
Serous surface papilloma 8461/0<br />
Serous adenofibroma,<br />
cystadenofibroma 9014/0<br />
Serous adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong><br />
Definition<br />
An invasive ovarian epithelial neoplasm<br />
composed of cells ranging in appearance<br />
from those resembling fallopian<br />
tube epithelium in well diff e re n t i a t e d<br />
tumours to anaplastic epithelial cells with<br />
severe nuclear atypia in poorly differentiated<br />
tumours.<br />
Macroscopy<br />
The tumours range from not being<br />
macroscopically detectable to over 20-<br />
cm in diameter and are bilateral in twothirds<br />
of all cases, but only in one-third of<br />
stage I cases. Well differentiated tumours<br />
are solid and cystic with soft papillae<br />
within the cystic spaces or on the surface.<br />
The papillae tend to be softer and<br />
more confluent than in cases of borderline<br />
tumours. Rare tumours are confined<br />
to the ovarian surface. Poorly differentiated<br />
tumours are solid, friable, multinodular<br />
masses with necrosis and haemorrhage.<br />
Histopathology<br />
The architecture of the tumour varies<br />
from glandular to papillary to solid. The<br />
glands are typically slit-like or irregular.<br />
The papillae are usually irre g u l a r l y<br />
branching and highly cellular. In poorly<br />
d i ff e rentiated tumours solid areas are<br />
usually extensive and composed of poorly<br />
differentiated cells in sheets with small<br />
papillary clusters separated by myxoid<br />
or hyaline stroma. Psammoma bodies<br />
may be present in varying numbers. The<br />
stroma may be scanty or desmoplastic.<br />
Serous <strong>carcinoma</strong>s may contain a variety<br />
of other cell types as a minor component<br />
(less than 10%) that may cause diagnostic<br />
problems but do not influence the outcome.<br />
Serous psammo<strong>carcinoma</strong> is a<br />
rare variant of serous <strong>carcinoma</strong> characterized<br />
by massive psammoma body formation<br />
and low grade cytological features.<br />
The epithelium is arranged in small<br />
nests with no areas of solid epithelial proliferation,<br />
and at least 75% of the epithelial<br />
nests are associated with psammoma<br />
body formation {1001}.<br />
Immunoprofile<br />
Serous <strong>carcinoma</strong>s are always cytokeratin<br />
7 positive and cytokeratin 20 negative.<br />
They are also positive for epithelial<br />
membrane antigen, CAM5.2, AE1/AE3,<br />
B72.3 and Leu M1 and for CA125 in 85%<br />
of the cases, but negative for calretinin<br />
and other mesothelial markers.<br />
Grading<br />
Various grading systems have been proposed<br />
for serous <strong>carcinoma</strong>s. The utilization<br />
of a three-tiered grading system is<br />
recommended since the tumour grade<br />
has important prognostic and therapeutic<br />
implications {2687}.<br />
Somatic genetics<br />
The prevailing view of the pathogenesis<br />
of serous adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> is that it arises<br />
directly from the ovarian surf a c e<br />
epithelium, invaginations or epithelial<br />
inclusions and progresses rapidly {205}.<br />
At present, serous <strong>carcinoma</strong> is regarded<br />
as a relatively homogeneous group of<br />
tumours from the standpoint of pathogenesis.<br />
Thus, although these neoplasms<br />
are graded as well, moderately<br />
and poorly diff e rentiated, they are<br />
thought to represent a spectrum of differentiation<br />
reflecting progression from a<br />
low grade to a high grade malignancy.<br />
W h e reas in colorectal <strong>carcinoma</strong> a<br />
Surface epithelial-stromal tumours 119