Difference between revisions of "Leiomyoma"

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* Whorled arrangement of cells.
* Whorled arrangement of cells.


Negatives:
Uncommon present - see note:
* Necrosis (low power) - suggestive of leiomyosarcoma.
* Necrosis (low power) - suggestive of leiomyosarcoma.
* Hypercellularity.
* Hypercellularity.
* Nuclear atypia seen at low power.
* Nuclear atypia seen at low power.
* Few mitoses.
* Few mitoses.
Note:
*Leiomyosarcoma is diagnosed if all of the following are present: (1) high mitotic rate (dependent on site), (2) marked nuclear atypia (seen at low power), (3) [[necrosis]].


===Variants===
===Variants===
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