Tumour secreting placental alkaline phosphatase is?
A. Carcinoid tumour
B. Arrhenoblastoma
C. Granulosa cell tumour
D. Dysgerminoma
Correct answer : D. Dysgerminoma
SeminomaSeminoma of testis: Histologically indistinguishable from dysgerminoma of ovary
Dysgerminoma corresponds to seminoma of the testis.
It is usually seen in young women or children.
It secretes placental alkaline phosphatase.
It does not secrete male of female sex hormones.
Ref: Shaw’s Textbook of Gynaecology, 15th edition, p378.
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