Superficial Angiomyxoma (Cutaneous Myxoma) A Clinicopathologic Study of 17 Cases Arising in the Genital Region
Fetsch J, Laskin W, Tavassoli F. Superficial Angiomyxoma (Cutaneous Myxoma) A Clinicopathologic Study of 17 Cases Arising in the Genital Region. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 1997, 16: 325-334. PMID: 9421071, DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199710000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperficial angiomyxomaGenital regionGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSite of involvementMuscle-specific actinFibrillary acidic proteinSmooth muscle actinYears 11 monthsMedian followClinicopathologic studyMale patientsAntigen modulationProgesterone receptorFibroblast-like cellsPainless massLabium majusEstrogen receptorMedical attentionPatientsMuscle actinS100 proteinCarney complexAcidic proteinMons pubisAngiomyxomaAngiomyofibroblastoma 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