Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ovary: a histological and immunocytochemical study.
A case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the ovary in a 35-year-old woman is presented. The tumor was investigated histologically and by histochemistry. Desmin was demonstrated in neoplastic cells. Pertinent literature is reviewed and histogenesis is discussed.
Balaton
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Laboratoire d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
Vaury
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Imbert
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Mussy
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*