Aggressive angiomyxoma of the lung
- 1Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- 2Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
- S Y Song, Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160, Ilsim-ri Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeonnam, 519-809, Republic of Korea; hanse172{at}hanmail.net
- Accepted 25 March 2008
Abstract
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm that usually occurs in the pelvic–perineal region. Only two cases of AAM occurring outside this region have been reported. The case of AAM reported here originated from lung. A 70-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of an incidentally detected pulmonary mass on chest radiography. Tumour resection under the thoracoscopy was performed. Pathological examination revealed microscopical features that were characteristic of AAM. The features were oval- to spindle-shaped tumour cells in a myxoid stroma, hyalinised thick vessels, and characteristic immunophenotype. The differential diagnosis of AAM and other mesenchymal neoplasms of lung is also discussed.
Footnotes
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Funding: The study was supported by the Brain Korea 21 Project, Center for Biomedical Human Resources at Chonnam National University, in 2007.
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Competing interests: None.
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Patient consent: Informed consent has been obtained for the publication of the details in this report.
