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Submit any macroscopically abnormal parts of the tumors (hemorrhagic, necrotic, brittle or softening areas, and areas with blurry delimitation).<ref name=stora/> | Submit any macroscopically abnormal parts of the tumors (hemorrhagic, necrotic, brittle or softening areas, and areas with blurry delimitation).<ref name=stora/> | ||
==Microscopic examination== | |||
Distinguish leiomyoma (benign) from leiomyosarcoma (malignant). | |||
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File:Epithelioid Leiomyoma, Uterus (3) (2556674506)|Epithelioid leiomyoma | |||
File:Leiomyoma of Uterus with Palisading Pattern (5710417630)|Leiomyoma with palisading pattern | |||
File:Histopathology of leiomyosarcoma.jpg|Leiomyosarcoma | |||
File:Histopathology of epithelioid leiomyosarcoma.jpg|Epithelioid leiomyosarcoma | |||
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Revision as of 05:05, 29 January 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Gross processing
Gross examination
Examine and describe:[1]
- Location
- Number of tumors, if multiple
- Size
- Demarcation
Selection
In case of hysterectomy, submit pieces from all smooth muscle tumors >5 cm in diameter.[1]
Submit any macroscopically abnormal parts of the tumors (hemorrhagic, necrotic, brittle or softening areas, and areas with blurry delimitation).[1]
Microscopic examination
Distinguish leiomyoma (benign) from leiomyosarcoma (malignant).
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Epithelioid leiomyoma
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Leiomyoma with palisading pattern
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Epithelioid leiomyosarcoma
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
Main page
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Monica Dahlgren, Janne Malina, Anna Måsbäck, Otto Ljungberg. Stora utskärningen. KVAST (Swedish Society of Pathology). Retrieved on 2019-09-26.
Image sources