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Table 2 Differences between leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma, our case of uterine leiomyosarcoma and vaginal metastasis

From: Vaginal metastasis as the initial presentation of leiomyosarcoma: a case report

 

Uterine leiomyosarcoma

Endometrial stromal sarcoma

Case: Uterine leiomyosarcoma

Case: Vaginal metastasis

Mitotic rate

>10MF/10HPF

Variable

28MF/HPF

17MF/HPF

Coagulative cell necrosis

Coagulative

Ischemic

Coagulative

Coagulative

Citological atypia

Frequent

Present

Present

Present

Vimentin

+

+

+

+

Actin

+

+++

Desmin

++

+++

Caldesmon

++

+++

CD10

++

++

  1. The following scale was used for staining reaction: - no staining
  2. MF mitotic figures, HPF High power field
  3. + 1% to 25%, ++ 26% to 50%, and +++ 50% of the tumor cells stain positive