Acta pathologica japonica

The clinical, histological and immunohistochemical features of three cases of ovarian mixed mesodermal tumor (MMT) were examined. The epithelial component was serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma in case 1 and 3, and endometrioid adenocarcin…

Stromal melanocytic foci (SMF) of the uterine cervix, which are known as extracutaneous blue nevus, were examined in step sections of the cervix. A total of 189 uterine specimens surgically excised for leiomyoma, adenomyosis etc., were stud…

To investigate cytoplasmic alterations in cancers of the endometrium, monoclonal antibodies against H, A and B blood group substances and related lectins such as Ulex europaeus agglutinin 1 (UEA-1), Lotus tetragonolobus agglutinin (LTA), an…

A 25-year old woman at the 26th week of gestation underwent surgery for possible acute appendicitis. Pathological examination of the appendix showed extensive decidual change through the entire wall with perforation and surrounding acute in…

This is a case report of malignant endometrioid adenofibroma of the ovary with serous cystadenoma in a 42-year-old female. It was classified as FIGO serous IA (2) ovarian tumors. Serous epithelium transformation into endometrioid glandular …

This paper is concerned with a rare clinical entity, i.e. leiomyomatosis of pelvic promontory lymph node in a 50-year-old Japanese woman and leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in a 41-year-old one. Despite such daughter nodules, all of…

Argyrophil cells were seen in 2 of 134 cervical tissue blocks obtained from 18 uteri, but none in the endometrium. In 10 of 30 cases of differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma cells contained argyrophil granules stained with Grimelius met…

A biopsy case of endolymphatic stromal myosis, a rare neoplasm of the uterus, which occurred in a 33-year-old female was described. The histology was typical and resembled stromal cells of proliferative phase endometrium. The tumor extended…