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DICER1 Mutations Are Consistently Present in Moderately and Poorly Differentiated Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumors.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Sept 2017
de Kock Leanne, Terzic Tatjana, McCluggage W Glenn, Stewart Colin J R, Shaw Patricia, Foulkes William D, Clarke Blaise A
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCTs) are uncommon sex cord-stromal tumors associated with both germ-line and somatic DICER1 mutations, the frequency of which has varied widely in different studies (0% to 62.5%). The current World Health Organization Classification includes 3 histologic types of SLCTs (well-differentiated, moderately differentiated, and poorly differentiated); heterologous elements and/or...
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