Combined ovarian serous papillary and hepatoid carcinoma.
Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare type of malignant tumor resembling hepatocellular carcinoma that arises in extrahepatic sites. A case of a combined hepatoid and serous papillary carcinoma of the ovary in a 72-year-old woman is reported. The hepatoid component showed alpha-fetoprotein production. Imperceptible merging of the hepatoid and serous papillary components was seen, supporting the theory of a surface epithelial origin of ovarian hepatoid carcinoma.
Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia.
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JP
Scurry
R W
RW
Brown
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Jobling
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology*; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary