Ovarian cancer pathophysiology
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late resulting in a poor overall outcome for the patient. Pathological findings, therefore, often only occur in advanced symptomatic onset and tend to present more as severe pathologic outcomes.
Pathophysiology
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Photomicrograph is from the solid / papillary right ovarian tumor. As shown in this photo, much of the tumor had a papillary pattern with exuberant epithelial proliferation but no obvious stromal invasion. Other areas, such as the one depicted in the second photo, show extensive stromal invasion, the criterion upon which rests the diagnosis of frank malignancy. -
Extensive stromal invasion, the criterion upon which rests the diagnosis of frank malignancy -
In this TAH-BSO specimen, the right ovary (on the left of the image) has been replaced by a solid serous carcinoma. The contralateral ovarian tumor is grossly cystic and could be termed a "cystadenocarcinoma." The patient had omental metastases and positive peritoneal fluid cytology. This cancer, which was discovered at exploratory laparotomy, apparently developed very rapidly; the patient had a normal pelvic ultrasound exam only 2 months before. (Courtesy of Ed Uthman, MD) -
Ovary: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma: Gross, an excellent image of uterus is in picture and thus illustrates the very large size of the ovarian tumor.
Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
