J Pathol Transl Med.  2015 Mar;49(2):156-158. 10.4132/jptm.2013.08.08.

Angiomyomatous Hamartoma of Popliteal Lymph Node: An Unusual Entity

• Mridha AR
• Ranjan R
• Kinra P
• Ray R
• Khan SA
• Shivanand

• KMID: 2381371
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2013.08.08

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Hamartoma*
Lymph Nodes*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Axial T1- (A), sagittal T2-weighted (B) magnetic resonance imaging scans showing a well-circumscribed lesion with heterogeneous signal intensity in the soft tissues in close proximity to the popliteal blood vessels (arrows).

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  Fig. 2. Photomicrograph showing partial replacement of lymph nodal parenchyma by several disorganized vascular channels in a fibrocollagenous stroma and smooth muscle cells (arrow) (A, B); thick-walled blood vessels and adipocytes in nodal hilum (C). (D, E) Immunohistochemical stain with smooth muscle actin antibodies demonstrating smooth muscle in the blood vessel wall and the stroma. (F) CD34 immunostain highlighting the rich vascularity of the lesion.

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