Gonadoblastoma | |
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Micrograph of a gonadoblastoma. H&E stain. | |
Specialty | Urology, oncology |
A gonadoblastoma is a complex neoplasm composed of a mixture of gonadal elements,[1] such as large primordial germ cells, immature Sertoli cells or granulosa cells of the sex cord, and gonadal stromal cells. Gonadoblastomas are by definition benign, but more than 50% have a co-existing dysgerminoma which is malignant, and an additional 10% have other more aggressive malignancies, and as such are often treated as malignant.[2]