2001
Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma: Fourteen cases of a distinctive mesenchymal tumor arising from the specialized subepithelial stroma of the lower female genital tract. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 715-725. PMID: 11486170, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.25588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinctive mesenchymal tumorMesenchymal tumorsLower female genital tractTumor cellsSubepithelial stromal layerAlpha-smooth muscle actinCervix of womenFascicular growth patternFemale genital tractMuscle-specific actinAtypical mitotic figuresMesenchymal cellsEpithelial membrane antigenStroma-rich areasSuperficial lamina propriaStromal polypsLocal excisionClinicopathologic featuresAggressive angiomyxomaProgesterone receptorImmunohistochemical profileSubepithelial stromaGenital tractLamina propriaNodular mass
1996
Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Lefkowitz M, Kindblom L, Meis‐Kindblom J. Aggressive angiomyxoma: A clinicopathologic study of 29 female patients. Cancer 1996, 78: 79-90. PMID: 8646730, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960701)78:1<79::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive angiomyxomaSmooth muscle differentiationInitial resectionMesenchymal tumorsNeoplastic cellsFocal smooth muscle differentiationTumor related deathUncommon mesenchymal tumorMuscle-specific actinArmed Forces InstituteAbundant eosinophilic cytoplasmSmooth muscle actinClinicopathologic studyLocal recurrenceMetastatic diseaseFemale patientsPathologic featuresRecurrent tumorsPeak incidenceProgesterone receptorRelated deathsEosinophilic cytoplasmSpindled cellsMyofibroblastic featuresEdema fluid