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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Cytology description | Positive stains | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Stromal sarcoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixstromalsarcoma.html. Accessed December 10th, 2019.
Definition / general
- Usually postmenopausal women (mean 54 years, range 29 to 72 years)
- Usually represents extension from uterine corpus; may arise from cervical endometriosis
- Poor prognosis unless low grade
Case reports
- 41 year old woman with uterine tumor presenting as cervical polyp (Ann Diagn Pathol 2005;9:101)
- 44 year old woman with polypoid tumor with heterologous elements (Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2000;88:103)
- Patient with low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma of the ectocervix after therapy for breast cancer (Gynecol Oncol 2000;79:120, Gynecol Oncol 1985;22:105)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Sheets of spindle-shaped cells with minimal cytoplasm and high mitotic activity
- Resembles endometrial stromal sarcoma but without prominent vessels
Cytology description
Positive stains
- Reticulin (outlines each cell)
Differential diagnosis
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