Spindle cell carcinoma of the uterus.
A case of spindle cell carcinoma of the uterus in a 56-year-old woman is reported. Microscopically, it showed an intimate admixture of epithelial and sarcomatous elements. The epithelial nature, especially the squamous cell nature, in sarcomatous areas was indicated by immunoreactivity for keratin and ultrastructural characters, such as bundles of tonofilaments and some cell junctions, while the tumor cells in these areas were also vimentin-positive. Furthermore, ultrastructural study and immunostaining for actin demonstrated myofilaments in tumor cells in both tumor nests and sarcomatous areas. This may impart the high degree of invasiveness of spindle cell carcinoma.
Hirose
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Sano
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Abe
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Hizawa
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Mori
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure