title: Primary myxoid leiomyoma of the liver.
abstract: Herein, we report a case of primary myxoid leiomyoma of the liver. A 60-year-old woman complained of upper abdominal fullness. Computed tomography showed a solid tumor (8 cm) in the liver. The patient underwent right hepatectomy and histological findings from the resected specimen revealed scattered bland spindle cells in a background of exuberant myxoid material. The tumor cells were immunoreactive for smooth muscle actin and desmin. No other lesions were found elsewhere in the body. Thus, the tumor was diagnosed as a primary myxoid leiomyoma of the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sunhoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyoma; Liver; Myxoma