TY - JOUR
T1 - Two cases of ectopic hamartomatous thymoma
AU - Zhao, Chen
AU - Yamada, Taketo
AU - Kuramochi, Shigeru
AU - Yamazaki, Kazuto
AU - Mukai, Makio
AU - Kameyama, Kaori
AU - Hata, Jun Ichi
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is a rare benign neoplasm. Since it was named by Rosai et al. in 1984, 24 cases have been reported. We herein report two cases of EHT, one of which presented with massive myoid cells, and review the literature related to EHT. Both of our cases displayed the typical features of EHT: (1) nests of epithelial cells, including solid, cystic, or glandular epithelial islands; (2) spindle cells dominating the microscopic picture; and (3) adipose cells which in-termingle haphazardly to impart a hamartomatous quality to the tumor. In this paper, we observed massive myoid cells and the transition from spindle epithelial cell to myoid cell in one of our cases. Immunohistochemical examinations showed that the main component of EHT, spindle cells, was positive for cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). Intriguingly, the myoid cells simultaneously expressed cytokeratin, EMA, myoglobin, and creatine kinase-mm, suggesting that myoid cells may originate from epithelial cells and are an intermediate state between epithelial cells and muscular cells.
AB - Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is a rare benign neoplasm. Since it was named by Rosai et al. in 1984, 24 cases have been reported. We herein report two cases of EHT, one of which presented with massive myoid cells, and review the literature related to EHT. Both of our cases displayed the typical features of EHT: (1) nests of epithelial cells, including solid, cystic, or glandular epithelial islands; (2) spindle cells dominating the microscopic picture; and (3) adipose cells which in-termingle haphazardly to impart a hamartomatous quality to the tumor. In this paper, we observed massive myoid cells and the transition from spindle epithelial cell to myoid cell in one of our cases. Immunohistochemical examinations showed that the main component of EHT, spindle cells, was positive for cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). Intriguingly, the myoid cells simultaneously expressed cytokeratin, EMA, myoglobin, and creatine kinase-mm, suggesting that myoid cells may originate from epithelial cells and are an intermediate state between epithelial cells and muscular cells.
KW - Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Myoid cell
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U2 - 10.1007/s004280000309
DO - 10.1007/s004280000309
M3 - Article
C2 - 11193476
AN - SCOPUS:0034537314
VL - 437
SP - 643
EP - 647
JO - Virchows Archiv - Abteilung A Pathologische Anatomie
JF - Virchows Archiv - Abteilung A Pathologische Anatomie
SN - 0945-6317
IS - 6
ER -