[Malignant glial tumor with skeletal muscle differentiation. Description of a case]

Pathologica. 2000 Jun;92(3):198-203.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A case of CNS gliomyosarcoma, in a 71-year-old female with skeletal muscle differentiation is presented. The tumor was composed by two cell types: one showed features typical of glial cells, the other was constituted by elements having immunohistochemical positivity with desmin, sarcomeric actin, myoglobin and myogenin antisera. It is postulated an origin from a cell capable of dual differentiation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Actins / analysis
  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Brain Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Desmin / analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gliosarcoma / chemistry
  • Gliosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Gliosarcoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Muscle Proteins / analysis
  • Myogenin / analysis
  • Myoglobin / analysis
  • Myosarcoma / chemistry
  • Myosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Myosarcoma / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / analysis
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / analysis
  • Parietal Lobe / pathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*

Substances

  • Actins
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Desmin
  • MYOG protein, human
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Myogenin
  • Myoglobin
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins