ATYPICAL LEIOMYOMA WITH BIZARRE NUCLEI
This smooth muscle tumor shows markedly atypical nuclei, some of which are multinucleate. The nuclei are smudgy and hyperchromatic, raising concern. However, here is no increase in mitotic activity; necrosis is absent. The edge of the tumor is rounded and there is no invasion of surrounding myometrium. These lesions are benign.[1][2]
p16 immunostaining may be useful for differentiating leiomyoma (weak) from leiomyosarcoma (strong).[3]
References
- ↑ Ly, A.; Mills, AM.; McKenney, JK.; Balzer, BL.; Kempson, RL.; Hendrickson, MR.; Longacre, TA. (May 2013). "Atypical leiomyomas of the uterus: a clinicopathologic study of 51 cases.". Am J Surg Pathol 37 (5): 643-9. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182893f36. PMID 23552381.
- ↑ Croce, S.; Young, RH.; Oliva, E. (Oct 2014). "Uterine leiomyomas with bizarre nuclei: a clinicopathologic study of 59 cases.". Am J Surg Pathol 38 (10): 1330-9. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000249. PMID 25140893.
- ↑ Gannon, BR.; Manduch, M.; Childs, TJ. (Jan 2008). "Differential Immunoreactivity of p16 in leiomyosarcomas and leiomyoma variants.". Int J Gynecol Pathol 27 (1): 68-73. doi:10.1097/pgp.0b013e3180ca954f. PMID 18156978.
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