2020
Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis
Ordulu Z, Chai H, Peng G, McDonald AG, De Nictolis M, Garcia-Fernandez E, Hardisson D, Prat J, Li P, Hui P, Oliva E, Buza N. Molecular and clinicopathologic characterization of intravenous leiomyomatosis. Modern Pathology 2020, 33: 1844-1860. PMID: 32341498, PMCID: PMC7483566, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous leiomyomatosisAggressive clinical behaviorClinical behaviorArray comparative genomic hybridizationCyclin D1Uterine smooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle tumorsSmooth muscle proliferationRecurrent chromosome alterationsCommon genetic alterationsFH immunohistochemistryClinicopathologic characterizationImmunohistochemical findingsMesenchymal tumorsMuscle tumorsBenign appearanceMuscle proliferationUterine leiomyomaGroup 1Group 3Nonneoplastic tissuesIndex scoreVascular morphologyProtein expressionComparative genomic hybridization
2015
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Revisited
Carr RJ, Hui P, Buza N. Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Revisited. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2015, 34: 169-176. PMID: 25675187, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous leiomyomatosisSmooth muscle originMuscle originCases of IVLCommon extrauterine siteRight heart chambersGood overall prognosisPatients' medical recordsDirect mass effectGross pathologic findingsConventional diagnostic criteriaExtrauterine extensionExtrauterine involvementClinical sequelaeOverall prognosisDisease recurrenceMedian agePatient agePrompt diagnosisInitial diagnosisPathologic findingsSignificant morbiditySurgical excisionInferior venaPrimary lesion