Primary myxoid leiomyoma of the liver

We describe a case of hepatic leiomyoma in a 41-year-old woman who complained of abdominal discomfort due to a right upper quadrant abdominal mass. A computed tomographic scan revealed a large hepatic mass with unusual cystic change. Light and electron microscopic findings and an immunohistochemical...

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Published inArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 122; no. 12; pp. 1112 - 1115
Main Authors Yoon, G S, Kang, G H, Kim, O J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States College of American Pathologists 01.12.1998
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Leiomyoma - diagnostic imaging
Leiomyoma - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Microscopy, Electron
Myxoma - diagnostic imaging
Myxoma - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We describe a case of hepatic leiomyoma in a 41-year-old woman who complained of abdominal discomfort due to a right upper quadrant abdominal mass. A computed tomographic scan revealed a large hepatic mass with unusual cystic change. Light and electron microscopic findings and an immunohistochemical study demonstrated diffuse and scattered proliferation of smooth muscle cells in a myxoid matrix. In contrast to previously reported cases of primary leiomyoma of the liver, the present tumor developed in a patient without an immunosuppressive condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary "myxoid" leiomyoma of the liver.
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ISSN:0003-9985
1543-2165