Invasive breast carcinoma - IARC
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Fig. 2.102 A Mature cystic teratoma. Adult-type tissues such as intestine tend to have an organoid arrangement<br />
with two layers of smooth muscle beneath glandular mucosa. B Note the pigmented retinal epithelium<br />
and associated mature glial tissue.<br />
Fig. 2.103 Mature teratoma. Note the cerebellar<br />
structures adjacent to adipose and fibrous connective<br />
tissue.<br />
(4) Haemolytic anaemia has been reported<br />
in rare cases {1020}.<br />
Macroscopy<br />
Dermoid cyst is an ovoid, occasionally<br />
bilateral (8-15% of cases), cystic mass of<br />
0.5-40 cm (average 15 cm) with a<br />
smooth external surface and is filled with<br />
sebaceous material and hair. A nodule<br />
composed of fat tissue with teeth or bone<br />
protrudes into the cyst and is termed a<br />
Rokitansky protuberance.<br />
Mature solid teratoma is a large, solid<br />
mass with multiple cysts of varying size,<br />
a soft, cerebroid appearance and small<br />
foci of haemorrhage.<br />
Histopathology<br />
M a t u re teratomas are composed of<br />
adult-type tissue derived from two or<br />
three embryonic layers. Benign tumours<br />
such as struma ovarii, carcinoid, cortic<br />
o t roph cell adenoma, pro l a c t i n o m a ,<br />
naevus and glomus tumour may arise<br />
within a typical dermoid cyst {143,<br />
1389,2162,2682}.<br />
Histogenesis<br />
The presence of Barr bodies (nuclear<br />
sex chromatin) and a 46 XX karyotype is<br />
consistent with origin through parthenogenetic<br />
development. Selective tissue<br />
microdissection and genetic analysis of<br />
mature ovarian teratomas demonstrated<br />
a genotypic difference between homozygous<br />
teratomatous tissues and heterozygous<br />
host tissue in support of their origin<br />
f rom a post-meiotic germ cell {1667,<br />
3032}. Lymphoid aggregates associated<br />
with squamous or glandular epithelium<br />
within teratomas are heterozygous and<br />
derived from host tissue, whereas well<br />
differentiated thymic tissue is homozygous,<br />
suggesting capability for lymphoid<br />
differentiation {3032}.<br />
Although multiple teratomas in the same<br />
ovary originate independently from different<br />
progenitor germ cells, they may<br />
appear histologically similar indicating<br />
the role of possible local and environmental<br />
factors in phenotypic differentiation<br />
of ovarian germ cell tumours {683}.<br />
Prognosis and predictive factors<br />
Dermoid cysts with histological foci (up<br />
to 21 mm 2 ) of immature neuroepithelial<br />
tissue have an excellent pro g n o s i s<br />
{3174}. Recurrence in the form of a dermoïd<br />
cyst (3% of cases) or immature teratoma<br />
(2-2.6% of cases) in the residual<br />
ipsilateral ovary is most frequent when<br />
the initial cysts are bilateral or multiple<br />
and have ruptured {104,3174}.<br />
Monodermal teratomas<br />
and somatic-type tumours<br />
associated with dermoid cysts<br />
Definition<br />
Teratomas composed exclusively or predominantly<br />
of a single type of tissue<br />
derived from one embryonic layer (ectod<br />
e rm or endoderm) and adult-type<br />
tumours derived from a dermoid cyst.<br />
ICD-O codes<br />
Struma ovarii 9090/0<br />
Carcinoid 8240/3<br />
Mucinous carcinoid 8243/3<br />
Strumal carcinoid 9091/1<br />
Ependymoma 9391/3<br />
Primitive neuro e c t o d e rmal tumour 9473/3<br />
Glioblastoma multiforme 9440/3<br />
Teratoma with malignant<br />
transformation 9084/3<br />
Malignant melanoma 8720/3<br />
Melanocytic naevus 8720/0<br />
Sebaceous adenoma 8410/0<br />
Sebaceous <strong>carcinoma</strong> 8410/3<br />
Retinal anlage tumour 9363/0<br />
Struma ovarii<br />
Definition<br />
A mature teratoma composed either<br />
exclusively or predominantly of thyroid<br />
tissue. Struma ovarii may harbour<br />
changes histologically identical to thyroid<br />
adenoma, <strong>carcinoma</strong> (malignant struma<br />
ovarii) or both. Those admixed with a carcinoid<br />
(strumal carcinoid) are classified<br />
separately.<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Struma ovarii, the most common type of<br />
m o n o d e rmal teratoma, accounts for<br />
2.7% of all ovarian teratomas {3146} with<br />
Germ cell tumours 171