title: Diagnostic use of immunohistochemistry in uterine mesenchymal tumors.
abstract: Immunohistochemistry may be helpful in the diagnosis of mesenchymal uterine tumors. This article reviews the immunoreactions used most frequently in the diagnosis of uterine smooth muscle tumors, endometrial stromal tumors, undifferentiated endometrial sarcomas, UTROSCTs, PEComas, adenomyomas, adenosarcomas and carcinosarcomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Floor C-2, Sant Quintí, 87-89, 08041 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: edangelo@santpau.cat.
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Floor C-2, Sant Quintí, 87-89, 08041 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: jprat@santpau.cat.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prat
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Immunohistochemistry; antibodies; biomarkers; immunoreaction; mesenchymal tumors; uterus