SPINDLE CELL NEOPLASM OF THE THORACIC SPINE

被引:11
作者
ARNESEN, MA
JONES, JW
机构
[1] Department of Pathology/11136, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN 55407
关键词
LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MITOTIC ACTIVITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOR OF UNCERTAIN MALIGNANT POTENTIAL; UTERUS;
D O I
10.3109/01913129209074547
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
The case is a 56-year-old woman who presented with cord compression from a lesion of the thoracic spine. Histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of a spindle cell sarcoma. Ultrastructural analysis showed features characteristic of a leiomyosarcoma. Subsequent discussion with the patient revealed a history of hysterectomy performed for fibroid uterus 5 years before the current presentation. Review of the previous surgical specimen confirmed the presence of a leiomyosarcoma originally interpreted as a large infarcted myoma.
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