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Immunohistochemical profile of intravenous leiomyomatosis

  • G. Kir1,*,
  • H. Cetiner2
  • A. Gurbuz2
  • S. Eren2

1Department of Pathology, Zeynep Kami/ Maternity Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

2Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zeynep Kamil, Maternity Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo200404481 Vol.25,Issue 4,July 2004 pp.481-483

Published: 10 July 2004

*Corresponding Author(s): G. Kir E-mail:

Abstract

To determine the immunohistochemical staining profile of intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL), we analysed six IVLs and 12 ordinary leiomyomas (LM) for immunoreactivity with a panel of 11 antibodies. All IVLs and LMs reacted with antibodies to alpha-smooth muscle actin (alphasm), h caldesmon, vimentin and progesterone receptor (PR). Five of six IVLs and all LMs reacted with desmin. All IVLs were negative for CD-10. Only one LM exhibited focal CD-10 positivity. Three of six IVLs and nine of 12 LMs showed estrogen receptor expression. All IVLs and LMs showed immunnegativity with MIB-1 and inhibin. There were not any significant differences between immunoreactivity patterns of IVL and LM for asm, desmin, h caldesmon, CD-10, MIB-1 and PR. We conclude that, although they appear to be useful markers in differentiating IVL from ESS and LMS, a larger study also including ESS and LMS would be necessary to confirm their validity.

Keywords

Endometrial stromal sarcoma; MIB-1; Estrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

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G. Kir,H. Cetiner,A. Gurbuz,S. Eren. Immunohistochemical profile of intravenous leiomyomatosis. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2004. 25(4);481-483.

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