Department of Pathology, University of Medicine of Pharmacy, Brasov, Romania.
Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2012 Jul;31(4):387-9. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31823ff3e6.
The association of a uterine sarcoma botryoides of the adolescence with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor is reported in a 12-year-old patient who presented with abnormal vaginal bleeding that occurred after passing per vaginam a polypoid mass. The sarcoma botryoides of the adolescence exhibited foci of cartilage and a central area of primitive neuroectodermal tumor with a trabecular, adamantiform histology and prominent angiogenesis. Primitive neuroectodermal tumor was positive for vimentin, synaptophysin, neuron-specific enolase, CD99, and SOX2 and negative for both the FLI-1 fusion protein and the rearrangement of ESWR1 gene. The neoplasm exhibited a nonaggressive behavior similar to sarcoma botryoides of the adolescence, being alive and well 3 y after its presentation. This is possibly related to its polypoid nature and the absence of invasive features at its uterine insertion level. A conservative approach without further resection and chemotherapy was indicated taking into account the patient's age.
本文报道了一例青春期子宫葡萄状肉瘤合并原始神经外胚层肿瘤的病例。该患者 12 岁,表现为阴道异常出血,阴道检查见一息肉样肿块。青春期葡萄状肉瘤中可见软骨灶和原始神经外胚层肿瘤中央区,呈小梁状、硬实型组织学特征,伴显著血管生成。原始神经外胚层肿瘤表达波形蛋白、突触素、神经元特异性烯醇化酶、CD99 和 SOX2,不表达 FLI-1 融合蛋白和 ESWR1 基因重排。该肿瘤呈非侵袭性行为,类似于青春期子宫葡萄状肉瘤,患者就诊 3 年后仍存活且状况良好。这可能与其息肉样性质和子宫插入水平无侵袭性特征有关。考虑到患者年龄,采用了保守治疗方法,未进一步行切除术和化疗。