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Pancreatic leiomyosarcoma. Case report with immunohistochemical and flow cytometric studies
A Zalatnai1, M Kovács, L Flautner
11st Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary. zalatnai@korb1.sote.hu
Virchows Archiv : an International Journal of Pathology
|June 30, 1998
Abstract:
A leiomyosarcoma originating from the pancreas of a 57-year-old man is presented. A 6x5x4 cm tumour was located in the head region, and the patient underwent surgical palliation. Immunohistochemical studies excluded an epithelial origin; a myogenic origin was suggested by strong vimentin and smooth muscle actin positivity. Flow cytometric analysis revealed an aneuploid pattern (DNA index: 1,561). The patient died with widespread metastases 7 month after the operation.