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Malignant histiocytic tumour presenting as a primary uterine neoplasm: A cytochemical and electron microscopy study
Author(s) -
Bellomi Alberto,
Gamoletti Roberto
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1711340307
Subject(s) - histiocyte , pathology , immunoperoxidase , curettage , neoplasm , mononuclear phagocyte system , medicine , gross examination , electron microscope , immunology , physics , optics , antibody , monoclonal antibody
41‐year‐old woman was admitted because of uterine bleeding. The diagnosis of malignant histiocytic tumor was suspected from microscopic examination of the material obtained with diagnostic curettage. Total hysterectomy was performed a week later and a complete pathological examination of the specimens was performed. Cytochemical and immunoperoxidase stains and electron microscopy confirmed that the neoplastic cells were derived from histiocytic elements, i.e. from the mononuclear phagocyte system.