Adult rhabdomyoma: ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry.
Adult rhabdomyoma is a benign, highly differentiated tumor of skeletal muscle. We observed transverse tubules and triads beside myofilaments in a rhabdomyoma from the submandibular area of a 66-year-old woman. Several types of muscle cells were present. In one, mitochondria abounded; in another, muscle filaments predominated. Myoglobin was also detected in the tumor.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D009211:Myoglobin; D006003:Glycogen