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paratesticular angiomyofibroblastoma
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Angiomyofibroblastoma is a rare, benign, mesenchymal tumour occurring mainly in the female genital tract, and more rarely, in males.
Synopsis
well circumscribed mass
small spindle cells without atypia within a fibrous and myxoid stroma
scattered mononuclear inflammatory cells around the capillaries of the stroma.
Immunohistochemistry
vimentin+
desmin+
smooth muscle actin+
CD34+
S100-
oestrogen receptor-
progesterone receptor-
References
Paratesticular angiomyofibroblastoma: case report and review of the literature. Blel A, Mekni A, Bel Haj Salah M, Gargouri M, Azouz H, Haouet S, Kchir N, Horchani A, Zitouna M. Pathologica. 2008 Dec;100(6):489-91. PMID: 19475895
