Open AccessMorphology and immunohistochemical studies of ovarian strumal carcinoid
Author(s) -
Mihaela Mocko-Kacanski,
Aleksandra Levakov,
Matilda Djolai,
Snežana Božanić,
Jelena Amidžić
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1204102m
Subject(s) - struma ovarii , medicine , pathology , chromogranin a , synaptophysin , eosinophilic , thyroglobulin , thyroid , immunohistochemistry
Teratomas are tumors derived from pluripotent germ cells, and they appear most frequently in ovaries. Strumal carcinoid belongs to the group of monodermal teratomas. Strumal carcinoid is characterized by the presence of carcinoid tumor, intermingled with thyroid tissue.
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