TY - JOUR
T1 - Leiomyoma of the sigmoid mesocolon associated to hemorrhagic infarct and high count of mast cells
AU - Lozano-Burgos, Carlo
AU - Etcheverry-Pizarro, Claudio
AU - González-Arriagada, Wilfredo Alejandro
AU - Ochova-Gallardo, Paola
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Leiomyoma is a soft-tissue benign tumor and its occurrence in the mesocolon is extremely rare. We present a particular case of a leiomyoma of the sigmoid mesocolon of a 58-year-old man, associated to a hemorrhagic infarction treated surgically and without recurrences after 1 year of follow-up. The macroscopic, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features are presented and discussed. The high mast cell count associated with a low rate of cell proliferation is a sign of the benign biological behavior in this entity and may be helpful hallmarks for the differential diagnosis with other gastroenterological neoplasia.
AB - Leiomyoma is a soft-tissue benign tumor and its occurrence in the mesocolon is extremely rare. We present a particular case of a leiomyoma of the sigmoid mesocolon of a 58-year-old man, associated to a hemorrhagic infarction treated surgically and without recurrences after 1 year of follow-up. The macroscopic, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features are presented and discussed. The high mast cell count associated with a low rate of cell proliferation is a sign of the benign biological behavior in this entity and may be helpful hallmarks for the differential diagnosis with other gastroenterological neoplasia.
KW - leiomyoma
KW - Mast cells
KW - Gastroenterology
KW - immunohistochemistry
KW - leiomyoma
KW - macroscopy
KW - mast cells
KW - mesocolon
U2 - 10.4103/WJCS.WJCS_8_18
DO - 10.4103/WJCS.WJCS_8_18
M3 - Article
SN - 1941-8213
VL - 8
SP - 24
EP - 26
JO - World Journal of Colorectal Surgery
JF - World Journal of Colorectal Surgery
IS - 1
ER -