Aggressive Angiomyxoma: An Ultrastructural Study of Four Cases

The histogenesis of the aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulvo-vaginal region was studied. Four cases of aggressive angiomyxoma were examined by using light microscopy, electron microscopy, and immunohistochemistry. Myofibroblastic from smooth muscle cell differentiation was distinguished by paying clo...

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Published inUltrastructural pathology Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 227 - 233
Main Authors Martinez, Miguel A., Ballestín, Claudio, Carabias, Esperanza, González Lois, Carmen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.07.2003
Taylor & Francis
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Aged
Aggressive Angiomyxoma
Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Electron Microscopy
Female
Fibroblasts - chemistry
Fibroblasts - ultrastructure
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle - chemistry
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle - ultrastructure
Myxoma - chemistry
Myxoma - pathology
Neoplasm Proteins - analysis
Vaginal Neoplasms - chemistry
Vaginal Neoplasms - pathology
Vulvar Neoplasms - chemistry
Vulvar Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:The histogenesis of the aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulvo-vaginal region was studied. Four cases of aggressive angiomyxoma were examined by using light microscopy, electron microscopy, and immunohistochemistry. Myofibroblastic from smooth muscle cell differentiation was distinguished by paying close attention to the structures of the neoplastic cell membrane. Aggressive angiomyxomas exhibit subtle features of smooth muscle differentiation, suggesting that the neoplastic cells differentiate from a multipotent perivascular cell.
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ISSN:0191-3123
1521-0758
DOI:10.1080/01913120309915