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. 2006 Jan;59(1):67–73. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2005.028704

Table 3 Proffered diagnoses and immunohistochemical profile of 14 cases of myopericytoma or myofibroma.

Case Diagnosis Proffered diagnoses Antigen
SMA Desmin S100 HMB45 Vimentin CD34 CK
1 MPC Proliferating dermal tumour, probably malignant 3+ Negative Negative Negative
2 MPC Infantile haemangiopericytoma 3+ Negative
3 MPC Liposarcoma, monophasic synovial sarcoma, angiomatoid MFH
4 MPC MPC Positive Patchy Negative Negative
5 MPC Angioleiomyoma + Negative
6 MPC MPC Positive Weak Negative Negative
7 MPC Glomus tumour Positive Patchy Negative
8 MF ? Haemangioma 1+ Negative Negative
9 MF Solid angioleiomyoma 3+ Negative 1+ (nuclei)
10 MF Leiomyoma, fibroma, perineurioma 3+ Negative Negative
11 MF ?Leiomyosarcoma, angiomatoid MFH Moderate Occ cell Negative Negative Negative Negative
12 MF MF 3+ Negative Negative Negative Positive Negative
13 MF Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath, reparative giant cell granuloma Positive Neg Negative Negative Negative
14 MF ?AV malformation Positive Patchy Negative Negative

Positive immunohistochemical staining was graded from weakly positive (1+) to strongly positive (3+).

AV, arteriovenous; CK, cytokeratin; MF, myofibroma; MFH, malignant fibrous histiocytoma; MPC, myopericytoma; SMA, smooth muscle actin; Occ, occasional; –, unknown.