[Angiolipoleiomyoma of the uterus. Case report and literature review]

Ceska Gynekol. 2010 Feb;75(1):54-6.
[Article in Slovak]

Abstract

Objective: The rare case presentation of angiolipoleiomyoma (ALLM) of the uterus with review of diagnostic and discriminative information for this entity.

Subject: Case report with review of the literature.

Setting: Department of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin.

Conclusion: The ALLM of the uterus is rare benign mixed mesenchyme tumor consisting of smooth muscle bundles, foci of mature fat tissue and abnormal vessels. The presented case is describing a 53-year-old women hysterectomized for multiple uterine myoma of which two showed the histological signs of ALLM. On imunohistochemical profile are these tumors negative for melanocytic features, e.g. HMB-45, what distinguishes them from angiomyolipomas, which are currently categorized into so called PEComas - tumors originating from perivascular epithelial cells.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiomyolipoma / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*