The autohors report a caso of an incidentally discovered myxoid stromal tumor occuring in the outer wall of the stomach of a 65-year old woman. The tumor was phenotipically consisten with parqchordoma (or myoepithelioma)showing a chordoid microscpic appearance of tumor cells loosely arranged within a myxoid or hyaline background. Immunoreactiveity for high -molecular-weight keratins, S100 protein and vimentin was detected. In this report, the autohors address the different diagnosis of parachordoma and unusual location of this neoplasm.
Parachordoma of the gastric serosa: report of a myxoid mimicry in an unusual location / Spivach, A; Zanconati, Fabrizio; Tirabosco, R; Falconieri, G.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1066-8969. - STAMPA. - 15:(2007), pp. 307-310. [10.1177/1066896907302367]
Parachordoma of the gastric serosa: report of a myxoid mimicry in an unusual location
ZANCONATI, FABRIZIO;
2007-01-01
Abstract
The autohors report a caso of an incidentally discovered myxoid stromal tumor occuring in the outer wall of the stomach of a 65-year old woman. The tumor was phenotipically consisten with parqchordoma (or myoepithelioma)showing a chordoid microscpic appearance of tumor cells loosely arranged within a myxoid or hyaline background. Immunoreactiveity for high -molecular-weight keratins, S100 protein and vimentin was detected. In this report, the autohors address the different diagnosis of parachordoma and unusual location of this neoplasm.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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