Résumé
Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of uterine intravenous leiomyoma (IVL) , so as to improve the detection of the disease.Methods Five cases of IVL were retrospected, who were treated and diagnosed by clinical gross examination,morphologic features and immunohistochemical staining in Tumor Hospital of Anyang from 2011 to 2015.Results Symptoms of IVL were usually nonspecific, most patients experienced hypermenorrhea, abdominal pain or distension, and pelvic mass.Typical pathological changes were intravenous visible grey weblike or worm-formed nodules, which could be pulled out.Microscopically, the tumors were composed of mild spindle-shaped cells with rare mitotic figure and closely related to blood vessels.The tumors were positive for smooth muscle derived marker, progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, and negative for S-100, HMB45 and CD34.However CD34 can displayed vascular endothelial cells around the tumor.Conclusion Uterine IVL is a benign tumor with malignant biological behavior, which has different clinical pathological features of leiomyoma ordinary.Surgery is the main treatment method.A satisfactory therapeutic effect can be achieved by selecting the appropriate extent of surgery.Long term follow up of iVL patients after operation is important.