An ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with heterologous mucinous gland and NSE-immunoreactive-cell.
A rare case of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with heterologous mucinous glands and tiny carcinoid-like foci in a 33-year-old female is reported. In addition to these heterologous elements, peculiar cells, which were oval, eosinophilic and neuron-specific enolase (NSE)-positive, were also observed and had not been described previously. These NSE-immuno-reactive cells were different from argentaffin cells observed in mucinous glands and carcinoid-like foci, and seemed to play a significant role in the appearance of the heterologous mucinous gland. The nature of this peculiar NSE-immunoreactive cell is discussed.
Arai
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Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Misugi
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Kamiya
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Shima
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D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005088:Exocrine Glands; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D009093:Mucus; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; D012707:Sertoli Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase