[Benign mesothelioma of the uterus. Clinical and histopathological aspects and evidence of its mesothelial origin. Apropos of 1 case].
Benign mesothelioma is a rare tumor nearly always find in relation to the genital tract. We report the case of a 47-year, old woman admit in the gynecologic department for metrorragia. The tumor was composed of irregular tubules between smooth muscle cells, lined by flattened or cuboidal cells without nuclear atypia or mitoses. The tumor cells express cytokeratins and vimentin. Histologically, differential diagnosis can be made with adenocarcinoma or vascular proliferation like lymphangioma, hemangioma or angiomyoma. Clinical outcome is always favourable without recurrence or malignant transformation.
Roux
J
J
Service d'anatomie pathologique, centre hospitalier régional et universitaire Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges, France.
Fermeaux
V
V
Gilquin
M
M
Labrousse
F
F
Aubard
Y
Y
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins