Ovarian mature cystic teratoma with florid vascular proliferation and Wagner-Meissner--like corpuscles.
An ovarian mature cystic teratoma featuring florid vascular proliferation and Wagner-Meissner-like corpuscles is presented. The vascular proliferation is analogous to that seen in other tumors having a prominent neural component. The Wagner-Meissner-like corpuscles are viewed as evidence of a specialized type of differentiation of this neural component. To the best of our knowledge, they had not been previously reported in this setting.
Fellegara
Giovanni
G
Centro Consulenze Anatomia Patologica Oncologica, Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Young
Robert H
RH
Kuhn
Elisabetta
E
Rosai
Juan
J
D000328:Adult; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000473:pathology*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D013724:Teratoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor