Types of Ovarian Cancer: Germ Cell Tumor (GCT), Dysgerminoma, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and more

Types of Ovarian Cancer: Germ Cell Tumor (GCT), Dysgerminoma, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and more

Types of Ovarian Cancer: Germ Cell Tumor (GCT), Dysgerminoma, Metastatic Ovarian Cancer and more

Pseudopapillary and Macrofollicular Microscopic Growth Patterns in an Advanced Stage Ovarian Dysgerminoma: A Case Report

ysgerminoma is one of the two most common types of ovarian germ cell tumors. Providing accurate pathologic diagnosis and treatment planning, the prognosis is good even in advanced stages. Pathologic diagnosis is generally straightforward. In microscopic examination, the usual known growth patterns in tumor cells are solid, trabecular, insular and rarely pseudoglandular. In this paper, we ...

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Case report: A Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary

Background: Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is a rare type of ovarian epithelial cancer. This type of ovarian cancer accounts for only 1% of superficial epithelial carcinomas. Ovarian cancer is a major clinical challenge in obstetrics and gynecology. The reason of this is the lack of specific symptoms for ovarian cancer before the recurrence and progression of the tumor, so many cases are not...