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==General== | ==General== | ||
*This is essentially an ''epithelioid [[leiomyoma]]''.<ref>URL: [http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=570&n=12 http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=570&n=12]. Accessed on: 27 October 2013.</ref> | *This is essentially an ''epithelioid [[leiomyoma]]''.<ref>URL: [http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=570&n=12 http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=570&n=12]. Accessed on: 27 October 2013.</ref> | ||
*Found in the uterus.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mazur | first1 = MT. | last2 = Priest | first2 = JB. | title = Clear cell leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma) of the uterus: ultrastructural observations. | journal = Ultrastruct Pathol | volume = 10 | issue = 3 | pages = 249-55 | month = | year = 1986 | doi = | PMID = 3716000 }}</ref> | **Found in the [[uterus]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mazur | first1 = MT. | last2 = Priest | first2 = JB. | title = Clear cell leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma) of the uterus: ultrastructural observations. | journal = Ultrastruct Pathol | volume = 10 | issue = 3 | pages = 249-55 | month = | year = 1986 | doi = | PMID = 3716000 }}</ref> | ||
*Many of the old reported cases in the literature probably represent [[GIST]]s.<ref name=pmid22988538/> | *Many of the old reported cases in the literature probably represent [[GIST]]s.<ref name=pmid22988538/> | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 27 October 2013
Leiomyoblastoma of the stomach, also gastric leiomyoblastoma, is a very rare tumour of the stomach.
General
- This is essentially an epithelioid leiomyoma.[1]
- Many of the old reported cases in the literature probably represent GISTs.[3]
Microscopic
Features:[4]
- Epithelioid (or polygonal) cells with perinuclear clearing - key feature.
DDx:
- Epithelioid gastrointestinal stromal tumour.[3]
- Leiomyosarcoma.
Image:
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=570&n=12. Accessed on: 27 October 2013.
- ↑ Mazur, MT.; Priest, JB. (1986). "Clear cell leiomyoma (leiomyoblastoma) of the uterus: ultrastructural observations.". Ultrastruct Pathol 10 (3): 249-55. PMID 3716000.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 De Vogelaere, K.; Meert, V.; Vandenbroucke, F.; Delvaux, G.; Hoorens, A. (2012). "Unusual Appearance of a Pendulated Gastric Tumor: Always Think of GIST.". Case Rep Surg 2012: 815941. doi:10.1155/2012/815941. PMID 22988538.
- ↑ Huang, XF.; Wang, CM.; Pan, BR.; Dai, XW.; Fang, L.; Yang, JJ.; Yu, H.; Ren, J. (Nov 2004). "Pathological characteristics of gastric leiomyoblastoma.". World J Gastroenterol 10 (21): 3182-4. PMID 15457569.