Primary myxoid leiomyoma of the liver.
We describe a case of hepatic leiomyoma in a 41-year-old woman who complained of abdominal discomfort due to a right upper quadrant abdominal mass. A computed tomographic scan revealed a large hepatic mass with unusual cystic change. Light and electron microscopic findings and an immunohistochemical study demonstrated diffuse and scattered proliferation of smooth muscle cells in a myxoid matrix. In contrast to previously reported cases of primary leiomyoma of the liver, the present tumor developed in a patient without an immunosuppressive condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary "myxoid" leiomyoma of the liver.
Yoon
G S
GS
Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Kang
G H
GH
Kim
O J
OJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed