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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata. An ultrastructural study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  645645     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Electron microscopic features of the eighth documented case of leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata identify the main proliferative cell type as a mature leiomyocyte with all its associated ultrastructural features. The histogenesis of this neoplasm is considered to be a multicentric metaplastic change determined by an abnormal tissue response to the elevated hormonal levels occurring in pregnancy or ovarian functioning tumors. It is suggested that the cell of origin is the multipotent subcelomic mesenchymal cell, which retains the capacity to differentiate into several tissues, among them smooth muscle. To illustrate this possibility, myofibroblasts, cells with hybrid characters of fibroblasts and leiomyocytes, were observed; these may represent a transitional stage between the mesenchymal cell and the smooth muscle proliferating cell.
Authors:
F F Nogales; A Matilla; E Carrascal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of clinical pathology     Volume:  69     ISSN:  0002-9173     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Clin. Pathol.     Publication Date:  1978 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-06-12     Completed Date:  1978-06-12     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370470     Medline TA:  Am J Clin Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  452-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Leiomyoma / ultrastructure*
Male
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / ultrastructure*
Peritoneal Neoplasms / ultrastructure*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / pathology
Uterine Neoplasms / ultrastructure*

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