Miscellaneous Pseudotumors and Mesenchymal Tumors of the Female Genital Tract

Koen K Van de Vijver; Esther Oliva

doi:10.1016/j.path.2009.08.018

Miscellaneous Pseudotumors and Mesenchymal Tumors of the Female Genital Tract

Surg Pathol Clin. 2009 Dec;2(4):755-83. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2009.08.018. Epub 2009 Nov 29.

Authors

Koen K Van de Vijver¹, Esther Oliva²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Centre +, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
² Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: eoliva@partners.org.

PMID: 26838778
DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2009.08.018

Abstract

Benign and malignant soft tissue tumors and pseudotumors can rarely arise anywhere in the female genital tract. Their pathologic features as well as behavior typically overlap with those described in tumors involving typical locations. However, due to their rarity, not infrequently these tumors represent a diagnostic challenge. Their diagnosis should be based on careful gross examination, thorough sampling, and morphologic evaluation, applying a selected immunohistochemical panel and molecular studies. Accurate classification of these tumors is important because their clinical behavior, prognosis, and therapy differ markedly. This article outlines several mesenchymal lesions reported in the female genital tract, encompassing recent histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular findings, with special emphasis on problems in the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Female genital tract; Miscellaneous benign and malignant mesenchymal neoplasms; Tumor-like lesions.

Publication types

Review