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 cellsAn intra-abdominal small round cell neoplasm with features of primitive neuroectodermal and desmoplastic round cell tumor and a EWS/FLI-1 fusion transcript
Katz R, Quezado M, Senderowicz A, Villalba L, Laskin W, Tsokos M. An intra-abdominal small round cell neoplasm with features of primitive neuroectodermal and desmoplastic round cell tumor and a EWS/FLI-1 fusion transcript. Human Pathology 1997, 28: 502-509. PMID: 9104953, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(97)90042-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsAdultBiomarkersBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Small CellDesminDNA-Binding ProteinsFatal OutcomeHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratinsMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNeuroectodermal Tumors, PrimitiveOncogene Proteins, FusionPolymerase Chain ReactionProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1Proto-Oncogene ProteinsSarcoma, EwingTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrans-ActivatorsConceptsDesmoplastic round cell tumorPeripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumorRound cell tumorCell tumorsSmall round cell neoplasmsPNET/Ewing's sarcomaEWS/FLIHybrid tumorsRound cell neoplasmsPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorFusion transcriptsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNeuroectodermal tumorPolymerase chain reactionCell neoplasmsEwing's sarcomaImmunophenotypic profilePeritoneal cavityCommon histogenesisElectron microscopic appearanceTumorsUnique caseYoung malesMicroscopic appearanceMIC2 protein
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