A Case of Leiomyoblastoma.
- Author:
Ok Jae LEE
;
Jee Hoon LEE
;
Woo Song HA
;
Kyung Hyuck KO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyoblastoma;
Immunohistochemical staining
- MeSH:
Desmin;
Leiomyoma, Epithelioid*;
Muscle, Smooth;
Phosphopyruvate Hydratase
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1996;16(6):989-993
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Leiomyoblastoma is uncommon and has been known as a neoplasm of smooth muscle origin. However, with recent pragress in immunohistochemical staining techniques, many clinicopathological discrepancies have been pointed out about the origin of leiomyoblastoma. We present here a case of gastric leiomyoblastoma did not expressed desmin and neuron specific enolase, and was thought to be of unknown derivation.
