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Schiller-Duvall body
Tuesday 14 October 2003
Schiller-Duvall bodies
Definition: Schiller-Duvall body is a morphological pattern seen in endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor). It consists in a central vessel surrounded by tumor cells in a cystic space often lined by flattened tumor cells.
Schiller-Duvall body is a structure seen in the endodermal sinus pattern of yolk sac tumor. The whole structure being contains in a cystic space often lined by flattened tumor cells.
Images
Retroperitoneal mass - AFP, AE1AE3 and glypican positive. Schiller-Duval like bodies - Yolk sac tumor
See also
endodermal sinus tumor ( yolk sac tumor )
