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Purpose To study the clinicopathological features of lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) of pelvis lymph node.Methods A patient with endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma and LAM was analyzed including clinical data and pathological features.HE and immunohistoehemistry of EnVision stainings were used,and the literatures were reviewed.Results Well-moderately differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma could be observed in the endometrium.Proloferation of LAM cells were seen in the capsule and medulla of the pelvic lymph node.The LAM cell was spindle,epitheliod and polygonal cells with oxyphilic or clear cytoplasm which arranged surrounding lacunes.The LAM cells showed no atypia and mitosis could not seen.The tumor cells showed diffusely positive for SMA,Caldesmon,desmin,vimentin,ER and PR,the cells lining the lacunes were positive for CD34 and D2-40.The epitheliod cells were positive for HMB-45 and negative for Melan-A.The Ki-67 immunostaining showed a proliferation index of ＜ 1％.Conclusion LAM is an uncommon neoplastic multisystem disease that affects the lungs mostly.Endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma with LAM of pelvic lymph node is extremely rare.The diagnosis can be made according to the histological characteristics and immunohistochemical features.Moreover this conclusion will provide the clinicopathological materials for the future study about LAM.
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Objective:To investigate the prognostic values of tumor–stroma ratio and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorec-tal cancer. Methods:A total of 218 stageⅡorⅢprimary colorectal cancer patients were analyzed for the tumor–stroma ratio (TSR) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) by using HE stained histological sections. The relationship between TSR and clinicopatholog-ic variables and the difference in clinical outcomes of different groups were also analyzed. Results:Overall survival rates for the stro-ma-low group were significantly higher than the stroma-high group in stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer (P＜0.05). However, the differ-ences in TSR were not correlated with clinicopathologic features such as gender and age (P>0.05). Overall survival rates of patients with high TIL were significantly higher than patients with low TIL (P＜0.05). Patients with high TIL had notable better prognosis than patients with low TIL (P＜0.05) in the stroma-low group. Conclusion:TSR and TIL are independent prognostic factors for stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer. The combined estimates of TSR and TIL in routine pathology diagnoses may provide more evidence to predict the prognosis of stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer.
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Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features,diagnosis and differential diagnosis of isolated granulocytic sarcoma of the ovary. Methods The clinical manifestations,pathological features,immunohistochemistry,treatment and prognosis were analyzed in 1 case of isolated granulocytic sarcoma of the bilateral ovary with the review of literatures. Results Granulocytic sarcoma of the ovary was rare. Only 14 cases had been reported so far. This case presented a greenish masse arising from the right ovary measuring 10.0 cm × 8.5 cm × 6.0 cm and 4.8 cm × 3.0 cm × 2.2 cm mass in the left ovary. The neoplastic cells grew in a diffuse pattern or India file, composed of myeloid cells at various stages of maturation, being predominantly primitive myelocytes with a few immature eosinophils. Immunohistochemistry,tumor cells were strongly positive for MPO,CD117,CD43,but negative for CD79α,CD3 Conclusions In routine morpholog,granulocytic sarcoma may be misinterpreted as lymphoma,granular cell tumor,et al. Neoplastic cells at various stages of maturation,India file pattern and immature eosinophils are important diagnostic clues. Immunohistochemical stains are essential in order to obtain correct diagnosis. Despite the localized nature of tumor, intensive antileukemia chemotherapy is necessary.