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Uterine corpus epithelioid leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
275554
•Concept ID:
C1519850
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Uterine Corpus Epithelioid Leiomyoma; uterine corpus epithelioid leiomyoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001841

Definition

A morphologic variant of uterine corpus leiomyoma characterized by the presence of round or polygonal epithelioid smooth muscle cells forming clusters. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUterine corpus epithelioid leiomyoma

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Diagnosis

Epithelioid smooth muscle tumors of the uterus do not express CD1a: a potential immunohistochemical adjunct in their distinction from uterine perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.
Fadare O, Liang SX
Ann Diagn Pathol 2008 Dec;12(6):401-5. Epub 2008 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.04.009. PMID: 18995203
Epithelioid vascular leiomyoma of the uterus mimicking glomangiomyoma.
Sakai Y
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2007 Jan;275(1):59-61. Epub 2006 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00404-006-0167-6. PMID: 16676196

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