Primary leiomyosarcoma in the breast

The case is presented of a 62-year-old woman having a well-circumscribed, painless breast lump which led to the discovery of pure mammary leiomyosarcoma. There are only a few documented cases of primary leiomyosarcoma in the breast, and a brief review of the literature on the diagnostic findings and...

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Published in:Japanese journal of clinical oncology 1987-03, Vol.17 (1), p.71-77
Main Author: Yamashina, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - ultrastructure
Female
Histocytochemistry
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma - pathology
Leiomyosarcoma - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
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Summary:The case is presented of a 62-year-old woman having a well-circumscribed, painless breast lump which led to the discovery of pure mammary leiomyosarcoma. There are only a few documented cases of primary leiomyosarcoma in the breast, and a brief review of the literature on the diagnostic findings and histogenesis of a smooth muscle malignant neoplasm in this site is, therefore, provided. As far as the histogenesis is concerned, ultrastructural features of the present case suggest a tumor of pluripotent mesenchymal cell nature rather than of vascular smooth muscle cell origin.
ISSN:0368-2811
1465-3621
1465-3621
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jjco.a039185