A Common Tumour in an Uncommon Site: Utility of Special Stains in the Era of Immunohistochemistry

Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumours that arise at a wide variety of locations. Most of them appear to originate from their normal tissue counterpart. Primary bronchial leiomyomas are rare. Here we present a case of primary bronchial leiomyoma diagnosed using Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) and confirmed by Masson’s trichrome and Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA). We have come to a conclusion that expensive immunohistochemistry markers donot confer any added advantage in diagnosing benign smooth muscle neoplasms.

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Vanesa John T, M. C. Savithri, Deepthi Ramakrishnan

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Vanesa John T, M. C. Savithri, Deepthi Ramakrishnan (2015). A Common Tumour in an Uncommon Site: Utility of Special Stains in the Era of Immunohistochemistry. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 3(1), 408-410. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-373540