title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ovary: a histological and immunocytochemical study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balaton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaury
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Imbert
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mussy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*