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Definition / general | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Ehdaivand S. Embryonal carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/ovarytumorembryonal.html. Accessed June 5th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Similar to testicular embryonal carcinoma
- Median age 15 years, patients often present with precocious puberty, also vaginal bleeding, amenorrhea and hirsutism
- Serum hCG always high (positive pregnancy test), AFP sometimes high
Gross description
- Median 17 cm, smooth and glistening, variegated cut surface with extensive hemorrhage and necrosis
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Sheets and nests of large primitive cells, occasional papillae and abortive glands
- Syncytiotrophoblast-like tumor cells seen (hCG+)
Microscopic (histologic) images
AFIP images
Papillary pattern
Irregular slit-like spaces
Solid aggregates
Syncytiotrophoblastic
giant cells (SGCs)
