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An Immunohistochemical Study of Adenomatoid Tumors of the Uterus and Fallopian Tube

An Immunohistochemical Study of Adenomatoid Tumors of the Uterus and Fallopian Tube RESEARCH ARTICLE An Immunohistochemical Study of Adenomatoid Tumors of the Uterus and Fallopian Tube Tadashi Terada, MD, PhD controversy whether the tubular structures of AT are 2,3 Abstract: Immunohistochemical studies of adenomatoid tumor lymphovascular channels or mesothelial invaginations; (AT) are rare in the English literature. The author reports herein however, they are now considered mesothelial prolifera- immunoprofile of AT of the female genital organs. The materials tions. AT of the female genital organs must be differen- are 4 cases of AT of the uterus and 1 case of AT of the fallopian tiated from lymphangioma, hemangioma, lipoleiomyoma, tube. The ages of the patients were 37, 41, 43, 45, and 56 years. and adenocarcinoma. Reports of AT, including immuno- 2–11 The sizes of ATs were 0.8 cm, 1 cm, 1.5 cm, 2 cm, and 4 cm. The histochemical findings are rare in the English literature. 4 ATs of the uterus were composed of tubules and smooth The authors herein reports immunohistochemical results of 4 muscles, whereas 1 AT of the fallopian tube was composed only ATs of the uterus and fallopian tube. of tubules. Immunohistochemically, the ATs were consistently positive for pancytokeratin AE1/3+++, pancytokeratin MATERIALS AND METHODS CAM5.2 ++, cytokeratin http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology Wolters Kluwer Health

An Immunohistochemical Study of Adenomatoid Tumors of the Uterus and Fallopian Tube

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Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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1541-2016
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10.1097/PAI.0b013e318229ea89
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Abstract

RESEARCH ARTICLE An Immunohistochemical Study of Adenomatoid Tumors of the Uterus and Fallopian Tube Tadashi Terada, MD, PhD controversy whether the tubular structures of AT are 2,3 Abstract: Immunohistochemical studies of adenomatoid tumor lymphovascular channels or mesothelial invaginations; (AT) are rare in the English literature. The author reports herein however, they are now considered mesothelial prolifera- immunoprofile of AT of the female genital organs. The materials tions. AT of the female genital organs must be differen- are 4 cases of AT of the uterus and 1 case of AT of the fallopian tiated from lymphangioma, hemangioma, lipoleiomyoma, tube. The ages of the patients were 37, 41, 43, 45, and 56 years. and adenocarcinoma. Reports of AT, including immuno- 2–11 The sizes of ATs were 0.8 cm, 1 cm, 1.5 cm, 2 cm, and 4 cm. The histochemical findings are rare in the English literature. 4 ATs of the uterus were composed of tubules and smooth The authors herein reports immunohistochemical results of 4 muscles, whereas 1 AT of the fallopian tube was composed only ATs of the uterus and fallopian tube. of tubules. Immunohistochemically, the ATs were consistently positive for pancytokeratin AE1/3+++, pancytokeratin MATERIALS AND METHODS CAM5.2 ++, cytokeratin

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Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular MorphologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Mar 1, 2012

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