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==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
===Physiology===
The normal [[physiology]] of [name of process] can be understood as follows:
===Pathogenesis===
===Pathogenesis===
*It is understood that [[ovarian]] [[germ cell]] [[tumors]] are the result of the [[Pathology|pathologic]] [[transformation]] of [[primordial germ cells]] during different stages of the development.<ref name="El-MaarriRijlaarsdam2015">{{cite journal|last1=El-Maarri|first1=Osman|last2=Rijlaarsdam|first2=Martin A.|last3=Tax|first3=David M. J.|last4=Gillis|first4=Ad J. M.|last5=Dorssers|first5=Lambert C. J.|last6=Koestler|first6=Devin C.|last7=de Ridder|first7=Jeroen|last8=Looijenga|first8=Leendert H. J.|title=Genome Wide DNA Methylation Profiles Provide Clues to the Origin and Pathogenesis of Germ Cell Tumors|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=10|issue=4|year=2015|pages=e0122146|issn=1932-6203|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0122146}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Carcangiu | first = M. L. | title = WHO Classification of Tumours of Female Reproductive Organs | publisher = International Agency for Research on Cancer | location = Lyon | year = 2014 | isbn = 978-92-832-4487-5 }}</ref>
*It is understood that [[ovarian]] [[germ cell]] [[tumors]] are the result of the [[Pathology|pathologic]] [[transformation]] of [[primordial germ cells]] during different stages of the development.<ref name="El-MaarriRijlaarsdam2015">{{cite journal|last1=El-Maarri|first1=Osman|last2=Rijlaarsdam|first2=Martin A.|last3=Tax|first3=David M. J.|last4=Gillis|first4=Ad J. M.|last5=Dorssers|first5=Lambert C. J.|last6=Koestler|first6=Devin C.|last7=de Ridder|first7=Jeroen|last8=Looijenga|first8=Leendert H. J.|title=Genome Wide DNA Methylation Profiles Provide Clues to the Origin and Pathogenesis of Germ Cell Tumors|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=10|issue=4|year=2015|pages=e0122146|issn=1932-6203|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0122146}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Carcangiu | first = M. L. | title = WHO Classification of Tumours of Female Reproductive Organs | publisher = International Agency for Research on Cancer | location = Lyon | year = 2014 | isbn = 978-92-832-4487-5 }}</ref>
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*In 10% of the cases, the [[contralateral]] ovary carries a [[dermoid cyst]].
*In 10% of the cases, the [[contralateral]] ovary carries a [[dermoid cyst]].
*In 40% of cases, they are accompanied by other types of [[germ cell]] [[tumors]].<ref name="KojimaharaNakahara2013">{{cite journal|last1=Kojimahara|first1=Takanobu|last2=Nakahara|first2=Kenji|last3=Takano|first3=Tadao|last4=Yaegashi|first4=Nobuo|last5=Nishiyama|first5=Hiroshi|last6=Fujimori|first6=Keiya|last7=Sato|first7=Naoki|last8=Terada|first8=Yukihiro|last9=Tase|first9=Toru|last10=Yokoyama|first10=Yoshihito|last11=Mizunuma|first11=Hideki|last12=Shoji|first12=Tadahiro|last13=Sugiyama|first13=Toru|last14=Kurachi|first14=Hirohisa|title=Yolk Sac Tumor of the Ovary: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 33 Japanese Women by Tohoku Gynecologic Cancer Unit (TGCU)|journal=The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine|volume=230|issue=4|year=2013|pages=211–217|issn=1349-3329|doi=10.1620/tjem.230.211}}</ref>
*In 40% of cases, they are accompanied by other types of [[germ cell]] [[tumors]].<ref name="KojimaharaNakahara2013">{{cite journal|last1=Kojimahara|first1=Takanobu|last2=Nakahara|first2=Kenji|last3=Takano|first3=Tadao|last4=Yaegashi|first4=Nobuo|last5=Nishiyama|first5=Hiroshi|last6=Fujimori|first6=Keiya|last7=Sato|first7=Naoki|last8=Terada|first8=Yukihiro|last9=Tase|first9=Toru|last10=Yokoyama|first10=Yoshihito|last11=Mizunuma|first11=Hideki|last12=Shoji|first12=Tadahiro|last13=Sugiyama|first13=Toru|last14=Kurachi|first14=Hirohisa|title=Yolk Sac Tumor of the Ovary: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 33 Japanese Women by Tohoku Gynecologic Cancer Unit (TGCU)|journal=The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine|volume=230|issue=4|year=2013|pages=211–217|issn=1349-3329|doi=10.1620/tjem.230.211}}</ref>
==Genetics==
==Genetics==
*[[Ovarian]] [[germ cell]] [[tumors]] may be associated with [[cytogenetic]] abnormalities.
*[[Ovarian]] [[germ cell]] [[tumors]] may be associated with [[cytogenetic]] abnormalities.

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Overveiw

The pathophysiology of ovarian germ cell tumors depends on the histological subtype. However, their origin is the primordial germ cells that transformed pathologically in different stages of development.

Pathophysiology

Pathogenesis


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germ cell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pathogenesis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malignant transformation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mature teratoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tumors esxpressing transcription factors of pluripotency
 
Tumors with primitive embryonic ectoderm, mesoderm, and/or endoderm differentiation
 
Tumors with extraembroyonic differentiation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dysgerminoma/Embryonal carcinoma
 
Immature teratoma
 
Yolk sac tumor/Choriocarcinoma
 

Mature teratoma

Dysgerminoma

Yolk sac tumor

Genetics

Associated Conditions

Conditions associated with mature teratoma include:

Polyembryoma may be associated with Klinefelter syndrome.[13]

Gross Pathology

Ovarian germ cell tumor subtype Features on Gross Pathology
Dysgerminonma
  • Unilateral (bilateral in 10% to 20% of the cases)[14]
  • more common on the right side
  • Solid, white or grayish-withe tumors
Embryonal Carcinoma
Endodermal sinus tumor or yolk sac tumors
Mixed germ cell tumors
Polyembryoma
Teratoma

Teratoma-mature

  • The majority are 5 to 10 cm in diameter.[16]
  • Unilocular in the majority of cases (88%)
  • Predominantly cystic
  • Cystic content may contain sebaceous material that is semi-liquid in room temperature
  • Teeth may be found in Rokitansky’s protuberance - a well-defined, nipple-like structure covered with hair

Teratoma-immature

Teratoma-monodermal

Microscopic Pathology

Ovarian germ cell tumor subtype Features on Histopathological Microscopic Analysis Image
Dysgerminomas
Micrograph a seminoma, a tumor that is histologically indistinguishable from dysgerminoma.
Embryonal carcinoma
Embryonal carcinoma
Endodermal sinus tumor or yolk sac tumors
  • Schiller-Duval bodies (resemble renal glomeruli) - key feature [8]
Micrograph showing the yolk sac component of a mixed germ cell tumor.
Polyemryoma
Micrograph showing the embryoma component of a mixed germ cell tumor. Attributed by "courtesy of PathologyOutlines.com"
Teratoma

Mature teratoma

Immature teratoma

  • Tissues originating from the two or three embryonal layers are present.[8]
  • There is a mixture of mature and immature tissue (primitive cells).
  • The presence of primitive elements is necessary to make the diagnosis.
Teratoma

Immunohistochemistry

Dysgerminoma

Embryonal carcinoma

Endodermal sinus tumor

Non-gestational chriocarcinoma

Polyembryoma

Teratoma

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