Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma; a case report and review of the literature.
Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) also called as intranodal hemorrhagic spindle cell tumor with amianthoid fibers is a distinctive and rare mesenchymal neoplasm of lymph nodes. This entity generally misdiagnosed as intranodal Kaposi's sarcoma or schwannoma in past. In contrast to Kaposi's sarcoma, it behaves in a benign fashion and does not need any further therapy except total surgical resection of the mass. This neoplasm has a great predilection for the inguinal region. The lesion presents typically as a unilateral, painless, solitary mass. To our knowledge, approximately 53 cases of IPM have been reported in the English-language literature. We present a 43-year-old-male patient with IPM and discuss histological, immunohistochemical features and pathogenesis of this rare benign neoplasm.
Koseoglu
R Dogan
RD
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60030 Tokat, Turkey. residdogan@hotmail.com
Ozkan
Namik
N
Filiz
Nurper Onuk
NO
Kayaoglu
H Ayhan
HA
Aydin
Mehtap
M
Culha
Emre N
EN
Ersoy
Omer F
OF
D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor