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Mesenchymal tumours of the uterus. VII. A clinicopathological study of 60 endometrial stromal nodules *
Author(s) -
TAVASSOLI F. A.,
NORRIS H. J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1981.tb01761.x
Subject(s) - stromal cell , endometrium , endometrial stromal sarcoma , pathology , medicine , mesenchymal stem cell , uterus , lesion , sarcoma
Endometrial stromal nodules are well‐circumscribed neoplasms composed of cells identical to those in low‐grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and proliferative endometrium. The clinical and pathologic features of 60 endometrial stromal nodules were studied to determine their characteristics and behaviour. A follow‐up of up to 16 years revealed that none of the 60 patients developed recurrences or died of her disease, indicating that circumscribed endometrial stromal tumours are benign. A number of specific features such as irregularities in the margin, high mitotic counts, and a glandular trend did not seem to alter the benign course of this lesion.