Surgical management of a large neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma of the uterine cervix mimicking a retroperitoneal tumor.

•A large cervical neurilemmoma-like leiomyoma can simulate a retroperitoneal tumor.•They are extremely rare tumors that require adequate bleeding control.•Comprehensive anatomo-pathological study should be done to rule out malignancy.

Müllerian adenosarcoma of the uterine cervix with sarcomatous overgrowth: A case report of aggressive disease in a young patient.

Introduction: Müllerian adenosarcoma of the cervix with sarcomatous overgrowth and lymphovascular invasion is a rare and aggressive disease. We report a case of a young patient with Müllerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth in the uterine cervix and pelvic lymph node involvement. The patient received radical surgery but not adjuvant treatment, and the disease was aggressive with rapid relapse.

Germ cell tumors of the ovary: an update.

Context: The field of ovarian germ cell tumors (OGCTs) has remained relatively unchanged in the last 2 decades. However, the introduction of new stem cell pluripotency markers has provided a new understanding into the identification and taxonomy of OGCT types. New data have provided new insights into unusual teratoma-associated autoimmune disorders and the origin of gliomatosis peritonei.

A diagnostic immunohistochemical panel for yolk sac (primitive endodermal) tumours based on an immunohistochemical comparison with the human yolk sac.

Aims: To establish a diagnostic immunohistochemical panel for various histotypes of yolk sac (primitive endodermal) tumours (YSTs) by comparison with the human yolk sac (HYS) immunophenotype.

Methods And Results: Twenty-five YSTs showing either classical patterns (CPs) of histology (microcystic/reticular, n = 14; polyvesicular, n = 1; and hepatoid, n = 1) or somatic glandular patterns (SGPs; n = 9) were analysed for expression of α-fetoprotein (AFP), glypican-3 (GPC3), villin, hepatocyte paraffin-1 (HepPar-1), CDX2, SALL4 and LIN28. AFP expression was constantly heterogeneous in CPs but tended to be focal/absent in SGPs.

Case report: Papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum with foamy cell lining.

Unlabelled: A 34-year-old female, with a history of continued asbestos exposure, presented with a papillary peritoneal mesothelioma with a diffuse, prominent clear foamy cell change, with microvacuolation in its papillary lining, that expressed cytokeratins 7, 5/6 and calretinin as well as nuclear WT-1 and apical membrane staining for thrombomodulin, podoplanin D2-40 and HBME-1. In contrast, lining cells were CD68 negative. Foamy cell change has been reported in isolated cases as solid cords but not as a diffuse change in the mesothelial papillary lining.

Coexistence of placental site nodule and cervical squamous carcinoma in a 72-year-old woman.

We report a unique case of the coexistence of cervical cancer and placental site nodule (PSN) in a 72-year-old multiparous woman presenting with vaginal bleeding. She had undergone tubal sterilization 30 years before. On admission, she had profuse vaginal bleeding, and a bulky cervical mass was seen on vaginal examination.

Gliomatosis peritonei as a natural experiment in tissue differentiation.

Gliomatosis peritonei (GP) is an unusual condition in which nodules of mature astroglia, often miliary and microscopic in size, are widespread in the peritoneum and abdominal lymph nodes. Its behaviour is benign and it is usually found in association with ovarian teratoma and rarely with teratomas of other organs. Implants grow rapidly and can remain unchanged for life.

The secondary human yolk sac has an immunophenotype indicative of both hepatic and intestinal differentiation.

Although the microscopy of the secondary human yolk sac (SHYS) is well known, few studies have addressed its immunohistochemical profile. The SHYS is involved in the synthesis, absorption and transfer of various proteins and behaves as a temporary liver and intestine. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of immunohistochemical markers of hepatic and intestinal function in the SHYS.

Necrotic mature ovarian teratoma associated with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis.

A 20-year-old female with a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis against N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor was found to have a 13 mm teratoma in the left ovary. The tumor had undergone massive coagulative necrosis within a normal ovary, a previously unreported feature. Necrosis of a mature cystic teratoma is very rare in the absence of ovarian torsion.