| Fibroma-Thecoma
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Etiology
• unknown
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Pathogenesis
• unknown,
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Epidemiology
• rare neoplasm
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General Gross Description
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smooth external surface
• firm, tan white interior with interlacing bundles of
fibers
• very large neoplasms may have cystic spaces
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
• bland, spindle cells
resembling fibroblasts
• some collagen production
• occasional lipid laden thecal cells may be seen
•Examples:
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References
• Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 1075-6
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| Fibroma-Thecoma
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T87000M88100)[51]
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