Cotyledonoid Dissecting Leiomyoma (Sternberg Tumor): An Unusual Form of Leiomyoma

Smooth muscle tumors are the most common neoplasms of the female genital tract.While most are usually easy to diagnose, several variants pose considerable diagnostic difficulties.Recently, a new form of uterine smooth muscle tumor was described that has an infiltrative character, which was named “co...

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Published inPathology, research and practice Vol. 195; no. 6; pp. 435 - 438
Main Authors Menolascino-Bratta, Francisco, García de Barriola, Victoria, Naranjo de Gómez, Mirian, García Tamayo, Jorge, Suarez, José Angel, Hernández Chacón, Alba Virginia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.01.1999
Subjects
Adult
Appendicitis - pathology
Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism
Dissecting
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Leiomyoma
Leiomyoma - metabolism
Leiomyoma - pathology
Leiomyoma - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron
Uterine
Uterine Neoplasms - metabolism
Uterine Neoplasms - pathology
Uterine Neoplasms - ultrastructure
Leiomyoma
Uterine
Dissecting
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Summary:Smooth muscle tumors are the most common neoplasms of the female genital tract.While most are usually easy to diagnose, several variants pose considerable diagnostic difficulties.Recently, a new form of uterine smooth muscle tumor was described that has an infiltrative character, which was named “cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma” or “Sternberg tumor” due to its macroscopic similarity to the gross architecture of the placental cotyledon.This report, the second such of this tumor, describes the macroscopic, microscopic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of one of these unusual cases.
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ISSN:0344-0338
1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/S0344-0338(99)80018-1