title: Vaginal superficial myofibroblastoma. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Superficial myofibroblastoma of the lower female genital tract is a rare, recently described tumor, which has a distinctive clinico-pathological profile. We report a 63-year old patient who presented with a polypoid vaginal mass. Histopathological examination revealed a moderately cellular tumor composed of bland spindled and stellate cells. Immunohistochemical investigations showed reactivity for vimentin, desmin and CD34. This tumor should be differentiated from other mesenchymal lesions, which may arise in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca. anapatol@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Olinici
authors.forename: Doiniţa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crişan
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zolog
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puşcaş
mesh_terms: D003893:Desmin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003893:Desmin; D014746:Vimentin