title: Corpora amylacea in a leiomyoma of soft tissue.
abstract: A case of myxoid leiomyoma of deep soft tissue is described. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who presented with menorrhagia, and an ischiorectal mass was identified. A total hysterectomy was performed, and the mass was removed. On gross examination, the mass was 6cm x 5cm x 4cm and had a mucoid cut surface. Histologic examination revealed a myxoid leiomyoma with abundant intracellular corpora amylacea (CA). An infarcted leiomyoma was present in the hysterectomy specimen. The patient remains well, with no evidence of recurrence 3 years after surgery. Leiomyomas of deep soft tissue are rare, and, to our knowledge, none have been described containing CA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, James Paton Memorial Hospital, Gander, NL, Canada. bgallagher@cehcib.nf.ca
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Hyman M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Schipper
authors.forename: Maged
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakhet
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome