Uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphocytic infiltration simulating malignant lymphoma. A case report with immunohistochemical study showing that the infiltrating lymphocytes are cytotoxic T cells.
Uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphoid infiltration is very rare and may simulate malignant lymphoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of such a lesion occurring in an Oriental, and the ninth case in the English literature. A 50-year-old Taiwanese woman had urinary frequency and nocturia because of a uterine myoma. The myomectomy specimen was identified as a well-defined tumor, 6.5-cm in diameter, the cut surface of which was pale, white and whorled. A massive lymphocytic infiltration accompanied by plasma cells and histiocytes was noted in the leiomyoma but not in the surrounding non-neoplastic myometrial fibers. Most infiltrating lymphocytes were positive for CD3 and T cell intracellular antigen-1, a cytotoxic marker. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the urinary symptoms improved within a 6-month follow-up period.
Department of Pathology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang City, Tainan, Taiwan. ssc6061@ms16.hinet.net
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D000328:Adult; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D017252:CD3 Complex; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1