Table 2. Histologic features of thoracic myoepithelial tumors.
Case | Borders | Architecture | Matrix | Cytomorphology | Atypia | Mitoses /2 mm2 | Necrosis | LVI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Infiltrative | Nests, fascicles | Hyalinized | Spindle, clear cell | None/mild | 6 | Present | Present |
2 | Infiltrative | Nests | Myxoid, hyalinized | Spindle, clear cell | Moderate | 1 | Absent | Present |
3 | Well circumscribed | Sheets, fascicles | Chondroid, hyalinized | Spindle, clear cell | None/mild | <1 | Present | Present |
4 | Well circumscribed | Sheets | Myxoid, hyalinized | Spindle, clear cell | Moderate | 0 | Present | Absent |
5 | Well circumscribed | Nests, sheets | Myxoid | Epithelioid, plasmacytoid | Moderate | 0 | Absent | Absent |
6 | Well circumscribed | Nests, sheets | Hyalinized | Epithelioid | None/mild | <1 | Absent | Absent |
7 | Infiltrative | Nests, sheets | Hyalinized | Epithelioid, clear cell | Moderate | 2 | Present | Absent |
8 | Well circumscribed | Nests, reticular, sheets | Myxoid, hyalinized | Epithelioid, plasmacytoid | None/mild | 0 | Absent | Absent |
LVI=lymphovascular invasion