XXVI International Congress of the
International Academy of Pathology
Montreal, Quebec, Canada




Slide Seminar 06 - Value of Immunohistochemistry in Gynecological Pathology

Monday, September 18, 2006 08:00 - 12:00




  Moderator: Dr. W. Glenn McCluggage
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Case 1 - Ovarian Paraganglioma

Submitted by: Dr. W. Glenn McCluggage

Clinical History:

22cm solid yellow/brown ovarian tumour.


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Case 2 - Ovarian Serous Cystadenofibroma with Stromal Sex Cord Elements

Submitted by: Dr. W. Glenn McCluggage

Clinical History:

40 cm mainly cystic ovarian tumour.


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Case 3 - Primary Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Ovary vs. Metastatic Endocervical Adenocarcinoma to the Ovary

Submitted by: Charles Zaloudek, M.D.

Clinical History:

Previous hysterectomy. 29 cm left ovarian mass, partially cystic and partially solid, removed.


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Case 4 - Dysgerminoma vs. Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma

Submitted by: Charles Zaloudek, M.D.

Clinical History:

9 cm solid ovarian mass with areas of cystic degeneration.


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Case 5 - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Metastatic to the Ovary

Submitted by: Julie A. Irving, MD, FRCPC

Clinical History:

10.5 cm unilateral solid ovarian mass.


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Case 6 - Lung Adenocarcinoma, Mixed Papillary-acinar Type, Metastatic to the Ovary

Submitted by: Julie A. Irving, MD, FRCPC

Clinical History:

15 cm unilateral solid/cystic ovarian mass. Previous hysterectomy for cervical cancer.


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Case 7 - Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Keratinizing Type, HPV Related

Submitted by: Dr. Jaume Ordi

Clinical History:

2 cm exophytic vulval tumour with peri-clitoral location.


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Case 8 - Endometrial Carcinoma Grade 1 with Squamous Metaplasia Involving the Lower Uterine Segment

Submitted by: Dr. Jaume Ordi,

Clinical History:

Postmenopausal bleeding. Endometrial curettage showed carcinoma. Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Section includes lower uterine segment and endocervical canal.


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Case 9 - Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1)

Submitted by: Michael T. Deavers, M.D.

Clinical History:

Previous TAH and BSO for endometrial carcinoma (slide provided). Now multiple pulmonary metastases.


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Case 10 - Leiomyosarcoma

Submitted by: Michael T. Deavers, M.D.

Clinical History:

Presented with shortness of breath. CT of chest showed multiple pulmonary and pleural nodules. Lytic lesion in femur which was resected (slide provided).


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Case 11 - Cervical Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

Submitted by: Dr. Robert Soslow

Clinical History:

Vaginal bleeding. Polypoid lesion protruding through cervical os. Biopsy followed by hysterectomy.


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Case 12 - Extra-axial Ependymoma

Submitted by: Dr. Robert Soslow

Clinical History:

Diagnosis of ovarian serous carcinoma 12 years previously. Had unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy. Recurrent disease.


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