PMC3056215_01
Showed a 15 cm heterogeneous but well-circumscribed mass, consisting of cystic and solid parts, whose relationship with the uterus is not well defined; no vegetation was noted either inside or outside of the mass, and the ovaries were not visualized.
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The ovaries was not visualized (Figure 1).
The gross inspection of hysterectomy specimen revealed a well-circumscribed yellow tumor measuring 11/10 cm that appears within the myometrial layer that resembled a leiomyoma.
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The tumor has a well-circumscribed contour, measuring 11 x 10 x 8 cm and has a fleshy yellow surface (Figure 2).
Microscopic finding: standard coloration (HES).
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The epithelial-like cells grow in cords and trabeculae, they are cuboidal with scanty amphophilic cytoplasm and nuclei resemble those of the surrounding stromal cells (Figure 3).
Microscopic finding: immunohistochimy coloration.
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The tumor was immunoreactive to CD10 (Figure 4) and hormonal receptors: oestrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR).