Granulosa cell tumors
Granulosa cell tumors
- Call–Exner bodies
- “coffee-bean” nuclei
- estrogen secreting tumors
- Biomarker for granulosa cell tumours – Inhibin [hormone]
Call–Exner bodies
- gives a follicle-like appearance
- small eosinophilic fluid-filled punched out spaces between granulosa cells.
- They are pathognomonic for granulosa cell tumors.
![Call-Exner bodies](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Call-Exner_bodies.png/512px-Call-Exner_bodies.png)
Mikael Häggström and Nephron, CC BY-SA 3.0