Lipoleiomyoma of the uterus.
We report a case of uterine lipoleiomyoma. The tumor contained mature spindled muscle cells connective tissue and mature lipocytes which were positive for vimentin, desmin and myoglobin. This indicated the possibility that the lipoleiomyoma derived from a multipotential undifferentiated mesenchymal cell.
Gentile
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R
Institute of Pathology-Service R, University of Genoa.
Zarri
M
M
De Lucchi
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F
Bellone
F
F
Lapertosa
G
G
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*