Angiosarcoma of the uterus: a case report.
We are reporting a case of angiosarcoma of the uterus in which the diagnosis was confirmed ultrastructurally by demonstration of Weibel-Palade bodies in the tumor cells. Only 10 cases of this entity have been previously documented in the literature.
Quinonez
G E
GE
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Paraskevas
M P
MP
Diocee
M S
MS
Lorimer
S M
SM
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
D014841:von Willebrand Factor