title: Mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary with sarcomatous component.
abstract: Germ cell tumors constitute a very complicated group of tumors of the ovary and their histogenesis is not yet clarified. Besides their histological heterogeneity, sarcomatous areas have also been described. A right ovarian mass was found in a 23-year-old female, who was being treated in the hospital for miscarriage. Disseminated omental metastases were detected during abdominal laparotomy. Pathological examination of the dissected material revealed the tumor to be a mixed germ cell tumor (immature teratoma and dysgerminoma) with sarcomatous component. Areas resembling granulosa cell tumor were also encountered. This ovarian tumor with many different histopathological features is presented with a review of the literature. The importance of thorough sampling in determining the type and extent of the malignant components is also emphasized due to their direct relation with the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Pathology Department, Istanbul, Turkey. fkabukcuoglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kabukcuoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sungun
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sentürk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Evren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*