Progesterone receptor expression in angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity

被引:33
作者
Marioni, G
Marchese-Ragona, R
Fernandez, S
Bruzon, J
Marino, F
Staffieri, A
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Padua, Italy
[2] Univ Padua, Dept Pathol, I-35100 Padua, Italy
关键词
angioleiomyoma; nasal cavity; paranasal sinuses; sex steroids; vascular leiomyoma;
D O I
10.1080/00016480260000102
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
In recent years sex steroid receptors have been identified in several types of human neoplasia. Angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus is an extremely rare benign neoplasm which is more common in females (3.75 : 1 female: male ratio). To the best of our knowledge, only approximate to 25 cases have been described. We describe a new case of angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity that was found to be progesterone-receptor positive and oestrogen-receptor negative on immunohistochemical analysis. We suggest that the growth of this tumour may be hormone-dependent.
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