The Diagnostic Minute
The Diagnostic Minute delivers concise and pragmatic diagnostic insights in a scholarly format. Each episode features a specific diagnostic topic in a succinct and clear manner in just a few minutes. Our team of experts draws from their extensive clinical experience and the latest evidence-based research to provide you with the most up-to-date information. (www.essentialpathology.info).
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The Diagnostic Minute
Synopsis: Yolk Sac Tumor of the Ovary (00:02:30)
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Key Feature Summary of Yolk Sac Tumor
- Second most common malignant germ cell tumor
- Elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- Friable, hemorrhagic, solid and cystic mass
- Reticular or microcystic pattern is most common
- Schiller-Duval bodies are pathognomonic but variable
- IHC: positive for SALL4 and glypican-3; negative for CD30
- Main differential diagnosis: clear cell carcinoma and embryonal carcinoma
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