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
1997
Angiomyofibroblastoma of the female genital tract: Analysis of 17 cases including a lipomatous variant
Laskin W, Fetsch J, Tavassoli F. Angiomyofibroblastoma of the female genital tract: Analysis of 17 cases including a lipomatous variant. Human Pathology 1997, 28: 1046-1055. PMID: 9308729, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(97)90058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-power fieldLipomatous variantGenital tractCanal of NuckProgesterone receptor proteinFemale genital tractCase of angiomyofibroblastomaMedium-sized vesselsSmooth muscle actinEstrogen receptor proteinMinimal nuclear atypiaReceptor proteinAbnormal mitotic figuresPainless massSimple excisionImmunohistochemical profilePerivascular stem cellsIntralesional fatNuclear atypiaVulvar regionMuscle actinAngiomyofibroblastomaBenign natureMorphological spectrumTumor cells