Endometrial stromal nodule with smooth and skeletal muscle components simulating stromal sarcoma

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 1992 Oct;11(4):293-8. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199210000-00008.

Abstract

A stromal nodule was found in a hysterectomy specimen from a 29-year-old woman with a history of menometrorrhagia. Endometrial curettings had revealed stromal cells admixed with well-defined bundles of smooth muscle cells, a finding that had led to the erroneous diagnosis of stromal sarcoma invading the myometrium. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated several components: stromal cells, smooth muscle cells, sex-cord-like structures, and a hitherto undescribed component of skeletal muscle cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / ultrastructure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / ultrastructure
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Sarcoma / ultrastructure
  • Stromal Cells / pathology*
  • Stromal Cells / ultrastructure