Deshmukh Abhay Vilas, Shivkumar Vitaladevuni Balasubramanyam, Gangane Nitin Mrigarajendra
Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra, India.
Oman Med J. 2020 Nov 30;35(6):e209. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.98. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Malignant mesenchymoma is a rare tumor in which there are two or more distinct mesenchymal components. These are generally considered as high-grade neoplasms and are usually associated with a poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of malignant mesenchymoma containing undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and areas with rhabdoid differentiation in a 54-year-old male. The primary tumor measured 5.5 × 4 × 3 cm and weighed 135 g arising from the left submandibular salivary gland. Fine-needle aspiration cytology showed the presence of pleomorphic spindle cell clusters with atypia and myxoid stroma. An impression of malignant salivary gland neoplasm was given. Diagnosis of malignant mesenchymoma was made on histopathological examination supported by immunohistochemistry showing strong positivity with p53, Ki-67, and focal positivity for smooth muscle actin, S-100, desmin, and negativity for cytokeratins. The exact histogenesis of malignant mesenchymoma and the optimal management strategy to decide the prognosis remains uncertain as it is a rare tumor.
恶性间叶瘤是一种罕见肿瘤,其中存在两种或更多不同的间叶成分。这些通常被认为是高级别肿瘤,通常预后较差。在此,我们报告一例54岁男性的恶性间叶瘤,其包含未分化梭形细胞肉瘤、平滑肌肉瘤、软骨肉瘤、骨肉瘤以及具有横纹肌样分化的区域。原发肿瘤大小为5.5×4×3厘米,重135克,起源于左下颌下唾液腺。细针穿刺细胞学检查显示存在具有异型性的多形性梭形细胞簇和黏液样间质。提示为恶性唾液腺肿瘤。在组织病理学检查并结合免疫组化结果后诊断为恶性间叶瘤,免疫组化显示p53、Ki-67呈强阳性,平滑肌肌动蛋白、S-100、结蛋白呈局灶阳性,细胞角蛋白呈阴性。由于恶性间叶瘤是一种罕见肿瘤,其确切的组织发生以及决定预后的最佳管理策略仍不确定。