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mesenchymoma
Friday 18 May 2007
Synopsis
compound tumor composed of smooth muscle cells, adipose tissue, and areas of cartilaginous differentiation
Localization (Examples)
soft tissues
kidneys (renal mesenchymoma) (15134997)
Cytogenetics
t(8;10)(q21;q24) (15134997)
t(12;15) (q13;q26) at HMGA2 locus at 12q13 (12021922)
See also
benign mesenchymal tumors
References
Joniau S, Goeman L, Kreuzbauer S, Bogaert G, Dal Cin P, Oyen R, Sciot R, van Poppel H. Benign renal mesenchymoma in the pediatric age group: a novel pathologic and karyotype entity. Urology. 2004 May;63(5):981-4. PMID: 15134997
Van Dorpe J, Dal Cin P, Weremowicz S, Van Leuven F, de Wever I, Van den Berghe H, Fletcher CD, Sciot R. Translocation of the HMGI-C ( HMGA2) gene in a benign mesenchymoma (chondrolipoangioma). Virchows Arch. 2002 May;440(5):485-90. PMID: 12021922