scholarly journals Cytologic findings in malignant myoepithelioma: a case report and review of the literature

CytoJournal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torill Sauer
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Metaplastic Carcinoma ◽  
Ground Substance ◽  
Fatty Tissue ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Histologic Diagnosis ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Mitotic Figures ◽  
Epithelial Lesion

Background Myoepithelioma of the breast is a rare tumor and the cytologic features have only been described in one previous report. Case presentation The present case comprises a 70 year old woman with a mammographic equivocal and ultrasonographic suspicious lesion. The aspirates were cellular and consisted mainly of single spindle or polymorphic, polygonal cells. The nuclei were generally large, ranging from 2 - > 5 × RBC. Most nuclei had a distinct medium-sized nucleolus. The nuclear outlines were irregular with buds and folds. The chromatin was granular. In the background there was abundant granular metachromatic ground substance and some metachromatic stromal fragments. A few mitotic figures were found. The cytologic diagnosis was suspicious for malignancy and a metaplastic carcinoma where only the non-epithelial component had been aspirated, or a non-epithelial lesion, was suggested. Macroscopically the tumor was round, seemingly well circumscribed, firm and with a white cut surface. The lesion consisted of spindled and polygonal cells with distinct pleomorphism. There were 6–9 mitoses per high power field (HPF). The tumor infiltrated in the surrounding fatty tissue. On immunohistochemistry, tumor cells were positive for smooth muscle actin, keratin MNF 116 and vimentin. Desmin and S-100 were negative. Ultrastructurally, there were abundant tonofilaments, including globular filamentous bodies and granulated endocytoplasmic reticulum with many dilated cisterns. The histologic diagnosis was malignant myoepithelioma. Conclusion The case mirrors completely the WHO definition and the previous cytological and histological descriptions of malignant myoepitheliomas in the literature which describe a spindle cell population with unequivocal nuclear atypia, metachromatic background substance and mitoses.

Testicular leiomyosarcoma and marked alopecia in a cryptorchid ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (06) ◽  
pp. 406-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ziege ◽  
S. Wellhöner ◽  
S. Cichowski ◽  
W. Baumgärtner ◽  
P. Kammeyer
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Interstitial Cell ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Fibrous Tissue ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Mustela Putorius ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Mitotic Figures

SummaryA 3.5-year-old male ferret, bought as male castrated, was presented to the veterinarian with marked alopecia of back, neck, abdomen and tail, a pronounced sexual behaviour and weight loss. An inguinal mass of about 2.5 cm in diameter was diagnosed as potentially tumorous inguinal testicle by ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration. Adrenal glands and prostate were ultrasonographically unremarkable. The surgically removed cryptorchid testicle contained a greyish tumour that was histologically composed of spindle-shaped cells with elongated nuclei, embedded in a fibro-vascular stroma. Up to two mitotic figures per high power field were noted. Additionally, an interstitial cell hyperplasia and marked reactive proliferation of a collagen-rich fibrous tissue were observed. Tumour cells were positive for α-smooth muscle actin, desmin, and occasionally vimentin and S-100, leading to the diagnosis of an intratesticular leiomyosarcoma. As an adrenal-associated endocrinopathy was excluded and a complete fur recovery was observed after removal of the cryptorchid testicle the alopecia was eventually due to hormones produced by the hyperplastic interstitial (Leydig) cells.

Primary Synovial Sarcoma of the Thyroid: Challenges in Cytologic Diagnosis and Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-506
Author(s):  
Dilaver Demirel ◽  
Evren Erkul ◽  
Suna Erkılıç ◽  
Gizem Narlı Issın ◽  
Ibrahim Ramzy
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Sarcoma ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Radical Neck Dissection ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Positive Staining ◽  
Histologic Diagnosis ◽  
Epithelial Tumor ◽  
Diagnostic Pitfall ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Mitotic Figures

Background: Primary synovial sarcoma (SS) of the thyroid (PSST) is extremely rare. Its differential diagnosis from other neoplasms is essential since it has different management protocols and prognosis. Case: A 26-year-old man with a 4.5-cm solid lobulated mass was seen at an outside hospital. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) was interpreted as a papillary carcinoma, and a total thyroidectomy was performed. The final histologic diagnosis was spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE). No metastases were detected at that time, and the patient received radioactive iodine treatment. Two years post-surgery, he was seen at our hospital with a local recurrence, and FNA was considered as consistent with SETTLE. The mass was resected, and a left modified radical neck dissection was performed. The tumor revealed necrosis and a high mitotic index. Following histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular studies, the tumor was classified as a PSST. The patient received chemotherapy and targeted immunotherapy, but he died 41 months after the initial presentation. Conclusion: The main diagnostic pitfall of PSST is SETTLE. The presence of mitotic figures and basal lamina material, negative staining for smooth muscle actin, and positive staining for transducer-like enhancer of split 1 antibody favor SS over SETTLE. SYT gene rearrangement is essential to establish the definitive diagnosis of PSST.

scholarly journals Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue in a Pediatric Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2: A Case Report and Review of Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Samir M. Amer ◽  
Aijan Ukudeyeva ◽  
Harold S. Pine ◽  
Gerald A. Campbell ◽  
Cecilia G. Clement
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Patient ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type 2 ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Plexiform Schwannoma ◽  
S 100 ◽  
History Of

Introduction. Plexiform schwannoma is a rare variant of schwannoma that accounts for only 5% of all schwannomas. Herein, we present a rare case of plexiform schwannoma of the tongue in a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Case Presentation. A 13-year-old female presented with a growing left-sided tongue mass. The patient has a past medical history of NF2. The tongue mass was excised and histopathological examination revealed a spindle cell tumor with multinodular growth pattern, with Verocay bodies' formation. Tumor cells were strongly positive for S-100 protein and negative for smooth muscle actin (SMA), and EMA highlighted perineural fibroblasts surrounding tumor nodules. These findings were diagnostic of plexiform schwannoma. Conclusion. Plexiform schwannoma of the tongue is an extremely rare tumor seen in patients with NF2. Clinical examination and histopathological evaluation are important for diagnosis of plexiform schwannoma.

KIT-positive Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a 22-year-old Male Chimpanzee (Pan troglodites)

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Saturday ◽  
J. Lasota ◽  
D. Frost ◽  
K. B. Brasky ◽  
G. Hubbard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Mitotic Rate ◽  
Molecular Genetic Analysis ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Mesenchymal Tumors ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Inhibitor Drug

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), KIT-positive and KIT signaling driven or platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRA) signaling driven mesenchymal tumors, are poorly known in nonhuman primates. Availability of KIT- and PDGFRA-inhibitor drug imatinib mesylate has greatly raised the interest for these tumors. At necropsy of a 22-year-old male chimpanzee, a round, firm 2-cm intramural tumor was incidentally found in the midbody of the stomach and diagnosed as a GIST. Histologically, the mass was composed of spindle to polygonal epithelioid cells arranged in short to intermediate-length, interlacing streams, bundles, and nodular whorls often separated by hyalinized eosinophilic matrix. The mitotic rate was a maximum 1/50 high-power field. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were diffusely positive for KIT and CD34, focally positive for α-smooth muscle actin, and negative for muscle specific actin, desmin, S-100 protein, synaptophy-sin, and glial fibrillary acidic protein. Because the majority of human GISTs have gain-of-function KIT or PDGFRA mutations, genomic sequences of KIT exons 9, 11, 13, and 17 and PDGFRA exons 12 and 18 from this chimpanzee GIST were polymerase chain reaction amplified and sequenced. However, no mutation was identified in the analyzed “mutational hot spots.” This study is the first extensive histomorphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic analysis of a chimpanzee GIST. More cases of nonhuman primate GISTs should be analyzed to discover the clinicopathologic spectrum of GISTs in these species.

scholarly journals Intravascular Fasciitis of the Jugular Vein Mimicking Thrombosis and Sarcoma: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Xin Chen ◽  
Chu Wen Chen ◽  
Xiao Rong Wen ◽  
Bin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Spindle Cells ◽  
Neoplastic Lesion ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Proliferative Lesion ◽  
Subcutaneous Mass ◽  
Uncommon Case ◽  
Intravascular Fasciitis

Background: Intravascular fasciitis is a rare disease that is a reactive proliferative lesion of myofibroblasts. There are rare reports that intravascular fasciitis has invaded the jugular vein as seen in this case.Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female presented with right neck dull pain for 20 days. The appearance of the subcutaneous mass was oval, pink hyaline, well-demarcated, and measuring ~5 mm in diameter. Microscopically, the mass was composed of spindle cells arranged in intersecting fascicles. Immunohistochemical stains showed that the spindle cells were positive for smooth muscle actin and negative for S-100, Desmin, MyoD1, and elastin stains. The nuclei of the spindle cells were relatively uniform, and mitotic activity was observed. The overall morphological and immunohistochemical features are consistent with intravascular fasciitis.Conclusion: Due to the rapid growth and vascular invasion, intravascular fasciitis created a high risk of misdiagnosing it as a sarcoma or thrombosis. Reporting this uncommon case, we raise awareness of this non-neoplastic lesion, and careful, light microscopic examination combined with immunohistochemical staining aids in the diagnosis of intravascular fasciitis.

scholarly journals Preoperatively diagnosed gastric collision tumor with mixed adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report and literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunihiko Matsuno ◽  
Yoshikazu Kanazawa ◽  
Daisuke Kakinuma ◽  
Nobutoshi Hagiwara ◽  
Fumihiko Ando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor ◽  
Distal Gastrectomy ◽  
Submucosal Tumor ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Collision Tumor ◽  
Stromal Tumor ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Muscle Actin ◽  
First Case ◽  
S 100

AbstractReports of gastric collision tumors, comprising adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor, are extremely rare. Here, we report the case of a 68-year-old male who was diagnosed with a lower-body, moderately differentiated, tubular-type adenocarcinoma and submucosal tumor and underwent an elective D2 distal gastrectomy. The tumor cells of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor were positive for H-caldesmon and CD117, weakly positive for smooth muscle actin and DOG-1, and negative for desmin, S-100 protein, CD31, and AE1/AE3. The tumor had grown into a mixed form of adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Thus, we report the first case of a preoperatively diagnosed collision tumor in the stomach consisting of adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Oncocytic Lipoadenoma: Report of 3 Rare Cases Involving the Parotid Gland, Including a Synchronous Presentation With Paraganglioma of the Right Carotid Bifurcation and Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 106689692110219
Author(s):  
John L.S. Cunha ◽  
Marco A. Peñalonzo ◽  
Ciro D. Soares ◽  
Bruno A.B. de Andrade ◽  
Mário J. Romañach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Salivary Gland Tumor ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Carotid Bifurcation ◽  
Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
S 100 ◽  
The Right ◽  
Adequate Management ◽  
Adipose Cells

Oncocytic lipoadenoma (OL) is a rare salivary gland tumor characterized by the presence of oncocytic cells and mature adipose tissue. To date, only 30 cases of OL have been reported in the English-language literature. We present 3 additional OL cases involving the parotid, including a synchronous presentation with paraganglioma of the right carotid bifurcation. Microscopically, both the OLs were composed of a mixed population of oncocytes and adipocytes in varying proportions surrounded by a thin, connective tissue fibrous capsule. Oncocytes were positive for pan-cytokeratins (CKs) AE1/AE3, epithelial membrane antigen, CK5, CK7, CK14, CK18, and CK19. Calponin, p63, alpha-smooth muscle actin, and carcinoembryonic antigen were negative. Vimentin and S-100 protein were positive only in adipose cells. Despite distinctive morphologic features, OL is often misdiagnosed, given its rarity. We hope to contribute to surgeons’ and pathologists’ awareness and knowledge regarding the existence of this tumor and provide adequate management through conservative surgical excision.

scholarly journals Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater: A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Bita Geramizadeh ◽  
Alireza Shojazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor ◽  
Spindle Cell ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Ampulla Of Vater ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Stromal Tumor ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Histologic Diagnosis ◽  
Lower Gi Bleeding ◽  
Mitotic Figures

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the ampulla of Vater is a rare occurrence. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no published review on this rare tumor in the English literature so far. <b><i>Summary:</i></b> In this review, we will discuss all the reported details of the published cases, including demography, clinical presentation, imaging, gross pathology and histopathology, immunohistochemical findings, treatment modalities, and outcome of cases with the diagnosis GIST from the ampulla of Vater in the last 20 years. <b><i>Key Message:</i></b> Twenty-five cases of GIST in the ampulla of Vater have been reported in the last 20 years in the English literature. GIST in the ampulla of Vater are usually small tumors (&#x3c;5 cm) in middle-age patients. The majority of the patients present with lower GI bleeding and abdominal pain. Imaging findings are not characteristic, and most of the patients without biopsy and with no histologic diagnosis were operated with the primary impression of adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumor, and GIST. Perioperative tissue biopsy has been accurate in &#x3c;70% of the cases. The majority of the reported cases of GISTs in the ampulla of Vater have been low risk with spindle-cell morphology, low mitotic figures, and minimal atypia; reactive for C-KIT and DOG-1; and nonreactive for SMA, desmin, and S100. In the majority of the cases, duodenectomy with or without Whipple’s operation has been performed, and most of the cases showed good prognosis.

scholarly journals Canine Cutaneous Clear Cell Adnexal Carcinoma: Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, and Biologic Behavior of 26 Cases

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Y. Schulman ◽  
T. P. Lipscomb ◽  
T. J. Atkin
Keyword(s):  
Clear Cell ◽  
Regional Lymph Node ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Periodic Acid ◽  
Dermal Papilla ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Periodic Acid Schiff ◽  
Regional Lymph Nodes ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Clear Cytoplasm

Thirty tumors including 27 distinctive cutaneous neoplasms and 3 metastatic tumors from 26 dogs were collected from diagnostic submissions to 3 laboratories. Characteristic histopathologic features included location in the subcutis or dermis (or both); lobular, nodular, and nest-like architecture; and a component of epithelioid cells with clear cytoplasm. Additional features present in most cases included follicular dermal papilla-like structures, low mitotic index, nuclear pleomorphism, necrosis, and mineralization. Cytoplasmic periodic acid Schiff—positivity, which was abolished by pretreatment with diastase, indicated the presence of glycogen in all cases. The oil red O stain did not demonstrate cytoplasmic lipid. Melanin granules, accentuated by the Fontana-Masson method, were observed infrequently. A sparsely cellular mucinous stroma and stromal cartilaginous differentiation were uncommon. By immunohistochemistry, neoplastic cells stained positively for cytokeratin (29 of 29), vimentin (28 of 28), S-100 protein (24 of 29), and melan A (8 of 12); results were negative for smooth muscle actin and calponin in all cases. Clinical follow-up information was obtained on all 26 dogs. One tumor recurred, 1 metastasized to a regional lymph node, and 1 metastasized to regional lymph nodes twice. In another case, possible pulmonary metastasis was noted radiographically. The findings are consistent with a poorly differentiated, low-grade, adnexal carcinoma of the skin. Similar canine cutaneous neoplasms have been reported as “clear-cell hidradenocarcinoma” and “follicular stem cell carcinoma.” The authors propose the designation “cutaneous clear cell adnexal carcinoma.”

scholarly journals Rare Lipomatous Tumors with Osseous and/or Chondroid Differentiation in the Oral Cavity Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayo Kuyama ◽  
Sisilia Fusi Fifita ◽  
Masamichi Komiya ◽  
Yan Sun ◽  
Yoshiaki Akimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Immunohistochemical Study ◽  
Fat Cells ◽  
Fatty Tissue ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Woven Bone ◽  
Osteoid Tissue ◽  
Spindle Cells ◽  
S 100 ◽  
Lipomatous Tumors

The purpose of this study was to determine the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of lipoma/fibrolipoma with rare occasions as osseous and/or chondroid differentiation in the oral cavity. Two cases of the tumors, who presented with a painless, relatively hard mass on the oral mucosa, were studied. These were consisted of a well-circumscribed mass of fatty tissue with chondroid and significant fibrous component intermixed with the lobules of fat cells with chondroid and woven bone component, respectively. Immunohistochemical study revealed that peripheral spindle cells around chondroid tissue stained diffusely for S-100 & and Sox-9, though peripheral spindle cells around osteoid tissue only stained for RUNX-2. According to review of the literature, lipoma/fibrolipoma with osseous and/or chondroid differentiation was 18 cases. Also fibrolipoma with osseous and chondroid differentiation is the first to be reported here. These results indicated that the cartilage/bone is produced by differentiation of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells of stroma.

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