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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

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