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Schiller-Duvall body

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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.