Cotyledonoid leiomyoma: a benign uterine tumor with alarming gross appearance

Cotyledonoid leiomyoma or "grapelike" leiomyoma is a very rare tumor among the ever-expanding repertoire of growth variants described in benign uterine leiomyoma. We report a case of cotyledonoid leiomyoma in a 55-year-old woman who presented with menorrhagia and uterine prolapse. A large multinodular fungating tumor adhering to the right posterolateral wall of the uterus and extending to the broad ligament was discovered at vaginal hysterectomy. With a provisional diagnosis of sarcoma, total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed. Postoperatively, the patient was well with no evidence of recurrence at 14 months. Pathologic examination revealed a 10-cm, red-brown tumor that comprised multiple bulbous processes protruding over the uterine surface, in continuity with a dissecting intramyometrial component. It was composed of fascicles and nodules of bland-looking smooth muscle cells with prominent perinodular hydropic degeneration. Coagulative necrosis, mitoses, and nuclear atypia were absent. Cotyledonoid leiomyoma apparently results from a combination of several uncommon growth patterns operating together, including subserosal growth, dissecting growth, and perinodular hydropic degeneration. Increased awareness of this grossly alarming variant of benign uterine leiomyoma can help avoid overtreatment.     

Cotyledonoid leiomyoma of uterus: a case report

The diagnosis of uterine smooth muscle tumors is usually not difficult. Occasionally, benign tumors with an unusual growth pattern may cause some diagnostic confusion for pathologists who had not experienced such a tumor before. A fifty-one year old female patient had admitted to our gynecology outpatient clinics with abnormal uterine bleeding (menorrhagia) and undergone a surgery with a diagnosis of pelvic mass. A neoplasm consisting of spindle cell nodules with prominent hydropic degeneration was observed at pathological examination. Tumor cells were positive for vimentin, desmin and smooth muscle actin at immunohistochemical evaluation. Cotyledonoid leiomyomas are rare benign smooth muscle tumors of uterus which are recently defined in the literature. In this article we report a case of cotyledonoid leiomyoma of uterus with an exophytic growth pattern in the serosa and did not contain an intramural dissecting component.     

Cotyledonoid hydropic intravenous leiomyomatosis: a new variant leiomyoma

AIMS: We present the histopathological findings of a series of six cases of a benign uterine smooth muscle tumour with an unusual growth pattern. METHODS AND RESULTS: All cases have the appearances of the recently described dissecting (cotyledonoid) leiomyoma. In addition, three of these lesions demonstrate the features of intravenous leiomyomatosis with varying degrees of hydropic degeneration. CONCLUSIONS: This combination of phenotypes has not previously been described within the literature; therefore we propose that these are classified as examples of 'cotyledonoid hydropic intravenous leiomyomatosis', a new variant of unconventional leiomyoma.     

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a case report

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (PBML) is a rare entity usually occurring in females with history of uterine leiomyoma, and it is preferential to metastasize to the lung and appears as a histopathologic benign tumor of smooth muscle origin. In this article, the clinical and pathological data from 1 patient with PBML were analyzed. Chest CT scan showed that multiple well-defined nodules in the both lobes of the lungs. The tumor cells in the lung were well differentiated, and the pattern of tumor was similar to the original tumor. IHC identified it originated from smooth muscle cells, consistent with the diagnosis of PBML. Positive staining of estrogen and progestogen receptors was detected in both the leiomyoma and the metastasizing lesions. During two years of observation, pulmonary function parameters were within normal limits and there was no evidence of tumor recurrence.     

Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus with intravascular growth: report of two cases

We present two cases of cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus with intravascular involvement, which occurred in women aged 73 and 48 years. Grossly and microscopically, both neoplasms had an extrauterine cotyledonoid part and intrauterine dissecting fascicles of disorganized, swirled neoplastic smooth muscle with hydropic degeneration and foci of an intravascular growth (the latter was identified histologically). To our knowledge, the intravascular component of such a neoplasm is a very rare feature that has previously been described only in three cases in the literature.     

Multinodular hydropic leiomyoma of the uterus with perinodular hydropic degeneration and extrauterine extension

Multinodular hydropic leiomyoma (MHL) of the uterus is one of the rarest variants of uterine leiomyomas and can create some diagnostic problems. Only five cases have been reported previously. We describe an MHL with perinodular hydropic degeneration in a 48-year-old woman. Gross examination revealed a large and predominantly intramural, edematous multinodular uterine tumor and extrauterine, small grape-like nodules overlying the lateral surface of the uterine serosa. Histologically, the tumor was composed of extra-intrauterine benign, small smooth muscle nodules with perinodular hydropic degeneration, prominent intramural dissecting growth pattern, and satellite nodules closely resembling vascular invasion. Immunohistochemically, these cells stained for desmin, smooth muscle actin and vimentin. The patient had no evidence of disease for 18 months after hysterectomy. Multinodular hydropic leiomyoma is a clinically benign tumor and should not be confused with intravenous leiomyomatosis and some other unusual leiomyoma variants.     

An immunohistochemical analysis of stathmin 1 expression in uterine smooth muscle tumors: differential expression in leiomyosarcomas and leiomyomas

The oncogenic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-AKT-mammlian target of rapamycin pathway (PI3K-AKT-mTOR) pathway is known to be activated in uterine smooth muscle tumors, and Stathmin 1 (STMN1) expression has been identified as a marker of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway activation. We hypothesized that STMN1 may have some diagnostic utility and explored how well STMN1 expression correlated with histologic classifications of uterine smooth muscle tumors into benign and malignant groupings. 84 smooth muscle tumors were assessed for STMN1 expression by immunohistochemistry. These included spindle cell leiomyosarcoma (n = 32), conventional spindle cell leiomyomas (n = 30), atypical (symplastic) leiomyoma (n = 5), cellular leiomyoma (n = 7), smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (n = 4), mitotically active leiomyomas (n = 2), benign metastasizing leiomyoma (n = 3), and cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma (n = 1). All spindle cell leiomyosarcomas were positive (32/32 positive; 100%) as compared with conventional leiomyomata (11/30; 37%) (P < 0.0001). The average immunohistochemical score (0-12+, reflective of intensity and extent) for leiomyosarcomas was 8.7 (± 1.43) whereas the conventional leiomyomata average score was 1.6 (± 1.07) (P < 0.0001). This difference in scores was reflected in the patterns of expression: leiomyosarcomas were predominantly strongly and diffusely positive whereas leiomyomata were predominantly weakly, albeit diffusely positive when expression was present. The sensitivity of STMN1 expression for leiomyosarcomas was 100%. However, the specificity was found to be only 55% (CI = 43-68%). The negative and positive predictive values for leiomyosarcomas were 100% and 52% respectively. The odds ratio (OR) for any STMN1 expression in predicting a spindle cell leiomyosarcoma diagnosis from this dataset was highly significant (OR = 144, P = 0.0006). Thirteen non-smooth muscle tumors that involved the uterus all showed at least focal STMN1 immunoreactivity. In summary, STMN1 is a highly sensitive marker for leiomyosarcoma but is suboptimally specific for diagnostic purposes. The 100% negative predictive value for leiomyosarcoma may offer some diagnostic utility in a small sample, since the absence of STMN1 immunoreactivity in a putative leiomyosarcoma is a strong argument against this diagnostic possibility.     

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the uterus: histologic and immunohistochemical characterization of primary and metastatic lesions.

Benign uterine leiomyoma metastasizing to the lung is a recognized entity that has been reported infrequently in the medical literature. There is persisting controversy regarding the pathogenesis and biology of these lesions. We report a well-studied and well-characterized case of benign leiomyoma metastasizing to the lung. The patient was a 72-year-old woman with an enlarged uterus that contained several leiomyomas with usual histology. Areas of fibrosis, hyalinization, edema, and focal infarction together with small foci with mildly increased cellularity and minimal nuclear pleomorphism were seen. Careful and repeated mitotic counts ranged from 0 to 2 mitoses per 10 high-power fields. In summary, based on histopathologic criteria, the neoplasm was determined to be a focally cellular benign leiomyoma. Four years later, the patient underwent surgical resection of a single nodule in the lung, which had been detected on routine radiographs. Histopathologic evaluation showed a low-grade leiomyosarcoma with moderate nuclear pleomorphism, necrosis, and brisk mitotic activity. Immunohistochemical studies performed on both neoplasms showed them to be of mesenchymal derivation with smooth muscle differentiation. Both neoplasms expressed estrogen receptors with moderate to strong intensity. The patient received no further treatment and, to date, shows no evidence of recurrent disease. The diagnosis of benign metastasizing leiomyoma can only be made with certainty after careful and extensive sampling of the primary tumor to exclude small foci of sarcoma and of the pulmonary tumor to rule out a primary neoplasm. Although it is biologically peculiar, benign metastasizing leiomyoma should continue to be recognized as a distinct entity because current morphologic criteria do not allow primary myometrial tumors to be reclassified as leiomyomas of uncertain malignant potential even if they have metastasized to the lung.     

Renal leiomyoma

Renal leiomyomas are rare benign tumours, which are usually small in size and incidentally discovered in most of cases. We report a case of giant renal leiomyoma encasing the right kidney in a 55 year old lady. We review the spectrum of features seen in reported leiomyomas on imaging and gross appearance. We discuss the differential diagnosis and highlight the fact that renal leiomyoma, although rare, must be considered in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell lesions of the kidney and that this tumour may present as a huge renal mass.     

Comparison between echo-color Doppler sonography features and angioarchitecture of thyroid nodules

This study compared echo-color Doppler sonography features of thyroid nodules with the 3-dimensional reconstruction to find parameters useful for the preoperative diagnosis. Forty nodules relative to 29 patients were examined with echo-color Doppler before surgery. After histologic diagnosis, blocks were deparaffinized and prepared for 3-dimensional examination using a stereomicroscope. Echo-color Doppler type I nodules (8 nodules) always corresponded to colloid goiter. Type II and III nodules corresponded to colloid goiter with intralesional hemorrhage or were associated with hyperplastic nodules, follicular adenoma, follicular carcinoma minimally invasive, papillary carcinoma, and medullary carcinoma. Of interest was that 9 of 11 follicular lesions were characterized by a large central vessel, which was also evident in echo-color Doppler images. This architectural pattern is not seen in benign nodules or in papillary carcinomas. Comparison with histology suggests that echo-color Doppler images can visualize vessels showing a muscular wall.     

Primary intracranial leiomyoma: a case report and literature review

We report a case of primary intracranial leiomyoma in 29-year-old woman presented with severe headache. The radiology diagnosis was consistent with meningioma. However, histologically, the tumor had the characteristic appearance of benign smooth muscle. This was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma was excluded by thorough imaging. Although rare, leiomyoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of well-circumscribed intracranial lesion.     

甲状腺结节的超声诊断及超声征象分析

目的 分析甲状腺结节的超声诊断及超声征象特点。方法 回顾性分析2018年3月~2019年3月在我院诊治的50例（62个甲状腺结节）甲状腺结节并行手术治疗的患者临床资料,术前均行超声诊断,比较超声检查与手术病理对结节分型的诊断率、良恶性结节的诊断率、良恶性结节超声诊断指标（边界不清楚、形态不规则、内部回声低、无声晕、有钙化、纵横比≥1）发生率、良恶性结节血流信号分布情况,结果 超声诊断50例,62个甲状腺结节与术后病理结果比较,差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）;良性（72.58%）和恶性结节（27.41%）超声诊断率分别与术后病理诊断率69.35%、30.64%比较,差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）, 恶性结节超声诊断指标边界不清楚、形态不规则、内部回声低、无声晕、有钙化、纵横比≥1发生率与良性结节比较,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;甲状腺良性结节血流信号分布少于恶性结节,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论 超声诊断甲状腺结节准确率高,对患者无创伤、操作简单,且可显示良恶性结节超声征象特点,为良恶性鉴别诊断提供可靠的参考依据,具有重要的临床应用价值。     

Malignant mesenchymoma of the uterus, arising in a leiomyoma

AIMS: To document and find evidence for the rare occurrence of malignant progression of a benign uterine leiomyoma with divergent mesenchymal differentiation. In a 54-year-old female a large pedunculated tumour was encountered which had suddenly increased in size and had apparently arisen at the site of a subserosal uterine leiomyoma first described 19 years earlier. The tumour seemed histologically diverse in its composition. The possibility of malignant progression of the benign leiomyoma with divergent mesenchymal differentiation was entertained. METHODS AND RESULTS: In the resected tumour, smooth muscle, osseous and adipose components were identified and these were assessed using recognized histological criteria of malignancy. In addition to a benign smooth muscle component, malignant leiomyosarcomatous tissue was seen in addition to a malignant osseous component and a malignant adipose component. The tumour thus met the criteria of a malignant mesenchymoma. The relationship of the different components of the tumour was analysed by immunohistochemistry and with molecular loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis. In the osseous and leiomyosarcomatous components a similar LOH pattern was observed. The adipose component showed a distinct LOH pattern. Retention of smooth muscle differentiation in the osseous component was demonstrated by desmin immunostaining. CONCLUSION: Malignant transformation of benign uterine leiomyoma may rarely occur. Mesenchymal stem cells underlying these tumours may show divergent mesenchymal differentiation.     

Posterior choroidal leiomyoma: a rare case report and literature review

We report a literature review and detailed evaluation of a rare case of posterior choroidal leiomyoma to emphasize the importance of differentiating this from other choroidal tumors. A 30‐year‐old male presented with variable blurred vision in his right eye secondary to a choroidal tumor. Clinical examinations were performed including fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, B scans, fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Preoperative examination revealed a suspected choroidal melanoma and enucleation was performed. However, a definitive diagnosis of choroidal leiomyoma was made following postoperative pathological light microscopy and immunohistochemical studies. Published case reports were collected and the common characteristics and distinctive features were compared with the current case. Posterior choroidal leiomyoma was summarized from the literature, and beneficial information for diagnosis and treatment was obtained. In conclusion, posterior choroidal leiomyoma is rare and should be differentiated from amelanotic melanomas. Despite the benign nature, an explanation regarding the rare incidence and difficult diagnosis of posterior choroidal leiomyoma must be provided to patients, prior to enucleation or detrimental treatment.     

高频超声联合萤火虫成像技术在甲状腺结节良恶性诊断中的应用价值

目的:探讨高频超声联合萤火虫成像技术在甲状腺结节良恶性诊断中的应用价值。方法:回顾性研究。纳入2019年9月—2020年9月蚌埠医学院第一附属医院甲状腺结节患者100例(126个结节),其中男42例、女58例,年龄19～56岁。患者术前均行高频超声和萤火虫成像检查,术后均行病理组织学检查并确诊结节的良恶性。观察指标：(...     

Leiomyoma of the prostate--a rare mesenchymal tumor: a case report

Prostatic enlargement due to benign adenomatous hyperplasia is very common in elderly males. However, benign mesenchymal tumors, especially true leiomyoma, are rare in prostate. True prostatic leiomyoma has been defined by Kaufman and Berneike as a smooth muscle tumor within the prostate or juxta-prostatic in position, devoid of glandular elements. The recognition of leiomyoma is important because of the potential of malignancy in such cases, and histopathology is the only tool to do so. We describe the case of a 65-year-old male presenting with urinary obstruction for eight months. Per rectal examination revealed an enlarged firm prostate, a trucut biopsy from which showed only stromal tissue. A suprapubic prostatectomy was performed, and histopathological examination revealed a benign smooth muscle tumor (confirmed by immunohistochemistry), in absence of glandular hyperplasia. Thus, a diagnosis of true leiomyoma of the prostate was made. True leiomyoma is a rare tumor in prostate, which can be diagnosed only on histopathological examination. In addition, careful intra-operative and extensive pathologic assessment is mandatory for predicting the potential behaviour.     

Utility of galectin 3 expression in thyroid aspirates as a diagnostic marker in differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasms

Galectin-3 is a 31kD beta-galactoside binding lectin, which is known to be expressed in various neoplasms including thyroid tumors. This study was conducted to study the role of galectin-3 in differentiating benign from malignant thyroid nodules onfine needle aspirates (FNAC). Galectin-3 immuocytochemistry was performed in 70 cases with adequate smears. The cytology diagnosis of these cases was: papillary carcinoma (25), follicular neoplasm (16), adenomatous goiter (20), hyperplastic nodule (5), medullary carcinoma (5) and anaplastic carcinoma (1). Galectin-3 positivity was seen in 80% of papillary carcinomas, 37.5% offollicular neoplasms and in 60% of benign nodules. The single case of anaplastic carcinoma was positive but all the cases of medullary carcinoma were negativefor galectin-3. Three of thefollicular neoplasms that were diagnosed on histology as carcinoma were positive on cytology and one case offollicular adenoma was also positive. Our study shows that galectin-3 is strongly expressed in smears of papillary carcinoma. However, since it is also expressed in a variety of benign lesions, its role as a pre-surgical markerfor differentiating benignfrom malignant thyroid nodules is limited.     

Breast leiomyoma: a case report and review of the literature

Breast leiomyoma is a rare and benign tumor which arises from a smooth muscle in nipple and areola or smooth muscle metaplasia of myoepithelial cells or myofibroblastic cells. Common differential diagnosis of the breast leiomyoma was as follows: fibroadenoma, myoepithelioma, phyllodes tumor, and leiomyosarcoma. We present here a rare case of solitary leiomyoma of the breast. We described a case of breast leiomyoma diagnosed in an otherwise healthy 37-year-old woman at the Rajaee Hospital. The patient presented with a palpable mass in her right breast since 2 years. Physical examination showed a mobile and smooth mass, without any axillary lymphadenopathy. The radiologic examinations revealed a well-circumscribed ovoid mass, 5 cm in diameter. Excisional biopsy disclosed a well-circumscribed cellular tumor by interlacing fascicles of spindle cells with fibrillary and eosinophilic cytoplasm. The tumoral cells were immunoreactive for smooth muscle actin. There were not any evidences of disease recurrence for 20 months of follow up. Histopathological study and immunohistochemical examinations help in the discrimination between leiomyoma and other benign and malignant breast lesions and determination of outcome.     

实时超声弹性成像技术结合血清促甲状腺激素在甲状腺微小乳头状癌诊断中的价值*

目的：探讨实时超声弹性成像技术联合促甲状腺激素（ TSH）在老年甲状腺微小乳头状癌（ PTMC）诊 断中的价值。方法：选取本院接受手术治疗的甲状腺微小结节患者及健康体检者。术前所有患者均进行实时超 声弹性成像技术检查,以病理诊断为“金标准”,分析实时超声弹性成像技术诊断甲状腺微小乳头状癌的准确 率、特异度及灵敏度。比较良恶性结节的弹性成像评分,采用化学发光法检测所有受试者血清TSH水平。结果： 经术后病理检查有60.00% 患者确诊为良性结节（ 共85 个良性结节,占58.62%）,有40.00% 患者确诊为恶性结 节（ 共60 个恶性结节,占41.38%）。实时超声弹性成像技术诊断甲状腺微小乳头状癌的灵敏度为92.50%,特异度 为83.08%,准确性为88.28%。实时超声弹性成像诊断与病理诊断有较高的一致性。 恶性组1 ～ 2 分的比例显著 低于良性组,3 ～ 4 分的比例显著高于良性组,差异具有统计学意义。良性组和恶性组血清TSH水平均显著高于 对照组,恶性组血清TSH水平显著高于良性组,差异具有统计学意义。受试者工作特征（ ROC）曲线结果显示, 超声弹性成像联合TSH检测其ROC曲线下面积为0.869,95%CL（0.789 ～ 0.949）,联合诊断最佳截点为TSH= 2.16（ mIU/L）,此时诊断敏感度为0.646,诊断特异度为0.575。超声弹性成像诊断老年甲状腺微小乳头状癌ROC 曲线下面积为0.814,95%CL（0.721 ～ 0.907）,联合诊断曲线下面积高于超声弹性成像。结论：实时超声弹性成 像联合血清TSH检测对甲状腺微小状乳头癌具有较高诊断价值,且联合检测诊断价值高于实时超声弹性成像。     

677例子宫平滑肌肿瘤的病理诊断

目的：探讨子宫平滑肌肿瘤的病理诊断。方法：对677例子宫平滑肌肿瘤重新观察肿瘤细胞密度,异型性,核分裂象,瘤细胞凝固性坏死和浸润性边缘,作出诊断。结果：普通平滑肌瘤654例,特殊组织类型平滑肌瘤21例（富于细胞型7例,畸异型4例,不典型性9例,核分裂活跃型1例）,恶性潜能未定型平滑肌肿瘤1例,平滑肌肉瘤1例,普通子宫平滑肌瘤核分裂与月经周期显著相关,4例特殊组织类型平滑肌瘤可见肿瘤血管内生长,随访表明特殊组织类型平滑肌瘤为良性经过。结论：特殊组织类型子宫平滑肌瘤虽因形态有异,而导致误诊,但其生物学行为均属良性。