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Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma with so‐called amianthoid fibers: A report of two cases with a review of the literature
Author(s) -
HISAOKA MASANORI,
HASHIOMOTO HIROSHI,
DAIMARU YUTAKA
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03911.x
Subject(s) - pathology , vimentin , anatomy , endoplasmic reticulum , biology , ultrastructure , medicine , immunohistochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Two cases of intranodal myofibroblastoma, a rare primary spindle cell tumor of the lymph node, are described. The tumors arose in the Inguinal or proximal region of the thigh of one middle‐aged and one elderly Japanese male. The tumors were well‐demarcated and composed of a fascicular proliferation of spindle cells with focal nuclear palisading and acellular stellate‐shaped collagen‐rich areas (so‐called amianthoid fibers), and were associated with hemorrhagic areas. lmmunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for vimentin and muscle actin. Together with ultrastructural findings of intracytoplasmic microfilaments with focal denslties and profiles of welldeveloped, rough endoplasmic reticulum, these features reinforced the conclusion of myofibroblastic or smooth muscle differentiation of the tumor cells. One of the tumors was analyzed by flow cytometry and was shown to be DNA dlploid. The present report provides cllnicopathological findings of the first two Japanese cases of intranodal myofibroblastoma.