Clinical Information The diagnosis of a soft tissue lesion requires a modicum of clinical information and adequate, well-processed tissue. At a minimum, the pathologist should be apprised of patient age,…
Although soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, their clinical evaluation and treatment follow common principles. This chapter focuses on the clinical evaluation, determinants of prognosis and outcome,…
Soft tissue can be defined as nonepithelial extraskeletal tissue of the body exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system, glia, and supporting tissue of various parenchymal organs. It is represented by the…
Sex Cord–Stromal Tumors ▪ These tumors (SCSTs), which account for ~5% of all primary ovarian tumors, are classified primarily on the basis of the constituent recognizable cell types ( Table…
General Features of Epithelial Ovarian Tumors Approach to Ovarian Tumor Diagnosis ( Tables 13.1 and 13.2 ) As this is the first chapter considering ovarian tumors, some remarks concerning their…
▪ Lesions considered here are characterized by müllerian differentiation on microscopic examination and reflect the metaplastic potential of the pelvic and lower abdominal mesothelium and the subjacent mesenchyme of females…
General Features ( Figs. 18.1–18.8 ) ■ Tumors that spread to the ovary have been referred to as secondary (those spreading directly from adjacent sites) or metastatic (those spreading from…
Tumor-Like Lesions Inflammatory and Reparative Lesions Granulomatous Peritonitis ( Figs. 20.1–20.2 ) ▪ Granulomatous peritonitis, which can be caused by a variety of infectious and noninfectious agents, can result in…
Endometrioid Epithelial Tumors General features ■ Most endometrioid tumors are epithelial and account for about 3% of all ovarian tumors. Endometrioid carcinomas account for 10–15% of ovarian carcinomas and at…
Endometrial Hyperplasia Classification ▪ The 2014 WHO/ISGyP simplified the classification of hyperplasias to: • Hyperplasia without atypia. • Atypical hyperplasia (AH). Atypia refers only to cellular atypia. • The traditional…
