Proximal-Type Epithelioid Sarcoma: Report of an Unusual Case in the Uterine Cervix.

Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasm (less than 1% of all sarcomas) with epithelioid morphology. Among the 2 subtypes, proximal represents only one-third of cases and commonly involves deep tissues of pelvic region, including the perineum, genital area, and groin, and occurs more frequently in older patients who present a more aggressive course. In the female genital tract, proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma (PES) mainly affects the vulva and is extremely uncommon in the uterus. To our knowledge, only a few cases of PES involving the cervix and uterine body have been previously reported in the literature. We report a 23-year-old woman who presented with abnormal vaginal bleeding. She was found to have a cervical mass, which was resected and diagnosed as a hemangioendothelioma. However, 2 months later, the mass recurred and the histopathological analysis at our institution demonstrated a PES confined to the uterine cervix. It is important to include this neoplasm in the differential diagnosis of epithelioid tumors that can involve the female genital tract because it has a significant impact on prognosis and treatment.

Comparación entre las técnicas de citocentrifugado y base líquida SurePathTM para procesamiento de muestras no ginecológicas / Comparison between cytocentrifugation techniques and liquid-based SurePathTM for the processing of non-gynaecological specimens

Objetivo: Evaluar el uso de base líquida de manera rutinaria para muestras no ginecológicas en nuestro laboratorio mediante una verificación de la validación y comparación de características morfológicas y la concordancia diagnóstica entre dos técnicas: citología convencional por citocentrífugado (CS) y citología de base líquida SurePathTM (CBL). Metodología: Consecutivamente se procesaron un total de 109 muestras no ginecológicas por las dos técnicas, usando una sola muestra dividida, la mitad de la muestra para cada técnica. Todas las láminas fueron revisadas por el mismo citopatólogo evaluando: celularidad, preservación, presencia de elementos que oscurecen (inflamación, hemorragia, moco, otros) y presencia de grupos de diagnóstico para cada categoría de diagnóstico final. Retrospectivamente se realizó una evaluación de conformidad con la biopsia de seguimiento cuando estaba disponible. Resultados: Se observó una concordancia buena por categoría diagnóstica en el 84% de las muestras, con un índice Kappa bueno (0,65). La proporción en categorías: negativo, atípicos y positivas fue del 69%, 18% y 11% para citología de base líquida y el 83%, 7% y 9% para citología convencional por citocentrífugado. Conclusión: La citología de base líquida es una técnica equiparable a la citología convencional por citocentrífugado (concordancia diagnóstica buena, índice kappa 0,6) y es superior en calidad ya que presenta una preservación inmediata de la muestra, un fondo limpio y menos elementos que oscurecen permitiendo un mejor examen morfológico.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the routine use of liquid based cytology for non-gynecologic specimens in our laboratory, comparing morphological characteristics and diagnostic agreement between the two techniques: conventional cytology cytospin, and SurePath liquid-based cytology. Study design: A total of 109 consecutive non-gynecologic specimens were processed, split into two, and then prepared using the two techniques. All slides were reviewed by the same cytopathologist, who evaluated: cellularity, preservation, obscuring elements (inflammation, bleeding, mucus, etc.), and presence of diagnostic groups for each final diagnostic category. When available, an evaluation of the biopsy was performed retrospectively. Results: Good agreement was observed by diagnostic category in 84% of specimens, with a good Kappa index (0.65). The proportion for each category: negative, atypical, and positive was 69%, 18%, and 11%, respectively, for cases processed by liquid-based cytology and 83%, 7%, and 9%, respectively, for conventional cytology cytospin. Conclusion: Liquid based cytology is equivalent to conventional cytology cytospin when cases are grouped by category (good agreement, kappa index 0.651), and is superior in quality because the specimen is well preserved, has a clean background and fewer obscuring elements allowing a better morphological examination.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia: a potential misdiagnosed entity.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia is a rare condition characterized by enlarged multicystic placenta with anechoic regions on ultrasound. Gross examination shows grapelike vesicles which mimics molar pregnancy. Microscopic findings shows large edematous villi with cistern formation interspersed with normal villi. The absence of trophoblastic proliferation and trophobastic inclusions differentiates it from molar pregnancy. We report a new case of placental mesenchymal dysplasia. A 31-year-old G2P1 presented with preterm vaginal bleeding at 24 5/7 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound findings show cystic placenta and placenta previa. She went into preterm labor and delivered a female baby with no dysmorphic features but later suffered from complications of prematurity. Pathologically, the placenta showed multiple grapelike cystic vesicles with unremarkable chorionic vessels. Microscopically, enlarged edematous villi with cistern formation were noted. Trophoblastic proliferation or inclusions were not seen.

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding: an unusual case of asymptomatic extrarenal, visceral, fibromuscular dysplasia.

Extrarenal fibromuscular dysplasia causing gastro-intestinal bleeding without other manifestations and especially sparing renal vasculature is uncommon. The diagnosis of this entity is usually made by radiographic appearance and the treatment is controversial. To our knowledge only seven cases of visceral fibromuscular dysplasia as a primary manifestation of the disease have been described, symptoms range from abdominal pain to gangrene. This is the first case of visceral fibromuscular dysplasia presenting with otherwise asymptomatic gastrointestinal bleeding, without bowel necrosis or ischemic changes. We provide a review of the literature.