Bereza Tomasz, Lis Grzegorz, Mitus Jerzy, Sporek Mateusz, Chmielewski Przemyslaw, Kolber Witold, Mazur Malgorzata, Goncerz Grzegorz, Kuniewicz Marcin
Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Department of Histology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Folia Med Cracov. 2013;53(2):99-106.
The angioarchitecture of fibroid intratumoral septa was studied using 32 uteri obtained during necropsies of the females aged between 35-57. The whole vascular bed of 16 uteri was injected with synthetic resin Mercox CL-2R and then the uteri were corroded in potassium hydroxide. Next 16 uteri were injected with acrylic emulsion, Liquitex R. Their vascular bed was studied using immunohistochemistry for von Willebrandt's factor. Immunohistochemistry allowed to visualize the vessels within the intratumoral septa, while SEM allowed to differentiate the vessels, which were mainly the venules and the veins. Apart from the veins the intratumoral septa were consisted of small arteries and capillaries.
