Leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary vein: case report with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings

Gen Diagn Pathol. 1997 Feb;142(3-4):235-40.

Abstract

We report a case of neoplasia of pulmonary vein in a 45-year-old woman who presented with increasing dyspnea. As a consequence, the neoplasia filled the entire left atrium and appeared to be attached to the left superior pulmonary vein on surgical excision. Histologically, it was composed of a proliferation of sarcomatous cells, with a high mitotic rate and diffuse immunohistochemical positivity for smooth muscle actin, consistent with a leiomyosarcoma. The microscopic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural findings are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Leiomyosarcoma / chemistry*
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / ultrastructure*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Veins / chemistry*
  • Pulmonary Veins / pathology
  • Pulmonary Veins / ultrastructure*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / ultrastructure*