Lingxuan Li, Ying Shao, Xiaofei Zhang, Bingjian Lu
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Abstract
Vulvovaginal myxoid epithelioid smooth muscle tumor with NCOA2 rearrangement is an emerging, rare mesenchymal neoplasm of the female genital tract. We reported a 56-yr-old Chinese woman with a slow-growing, tender mass in the right labium majus. The tumor was composed of epithelioid and spindle cells with smooth muscle differentiation arranged in short fascicles or small nests with prominent myxoid stroma and distinct microcystic formation. The tumor cells were strongly positive for smooth muscle actin, desmin, and caldesmon, negative for estrogen receptor, and had a low Ki-67 labeling index (~1%). Fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated NCOA2 rearrangement, but no MEF2D rearrangement. Our case expands the spectrum of this rare entity with regard to negative estrogen receptor and highlights the value of molecular testing for accurate diagnosis.
期刊介绍:
International Journal of Gynecological Pathology is the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP), and provides complete and timely coverage of advances in the understanding and management of gynecological disease. Emphasis is placed on investigations in the field of anatomic pathology. Articles devoted to experimental or animal pathology clearly relevant to an understanding of human disease are published, as are pathological and clinicopathological studies and individual case reports that offer new insights.