[Pathological study on epithelioid sarcoma].

Thirteen cases of epithelioid sarcoma were studied by light microscopy (LM), electron microscopy and immunohistochemical technique. LM revealed a nodular pattern of the tumor cells, which consisted of various degrees of a typical epithelioid cells and plump spindle-shaped cells. Irregular necrosis was seen in the centre of some nodules. Ultrastructurally the tumor cells exhibited abundant intermediate filaments, desmosome-like cell junctions and small intercellular spaces surrounded by microvilli. Immunohistochemically, there was positivity for vimentin and keratin. The author discussed diagnosis, differential diagnosis and histogenesis of epithelioid sarcoma.